Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mian Golam Parwar has urged the government and factory owners to rapidly declare a new minimum monthly wage for ready-made garment (RMG) workers and enforce it starting January 2027. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka on Thursday, November 5, 2026, Golam Parwar called for an impartial investigation to determine if the outlawed Awami League, Jubo League, Sramik League, or other vested groups are instigating vandalism and sabotage under the guise of labor protests.
Highlighting the severe economic pressures faced by RMG workers due to inflation, house rents, healthcare, and utility costs, Golam Parwar endorsed the workers' demand for a ৳30,000 monthly minimum wage. He noted that while a six-member Minimum Wage Board was constituted on November 1 and held its maiden meeting on November 4, the board must base its recommendations on actual living costs, family sizes, and market prices.
Read nextJamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Calls Family of Slain Garment Worker Toufiq Hossain, Assures Full SupportOn behalf of Jamaat-e-Islami, Golam Parwar presented a 12-point charter of demands to resolve the ongoing crisis. The demands include: enforcing the new wage by January 2027; exemplary punishment and compensation for the murder of worker Toufiq Sheikh in Gazipur; arresting actual instigators while preventing mass arrests or harassment of innocent workers; reopening closed factories; introducing subsidized food rationing for RMG workers; stopping illegal retrenchments; clearing back wages; and convening immediate tripartite dialogues among government, owners, and labor unions.
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