Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
DHAKA: Striking garment workers clashed with police near Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday as factories reopened in defiance of a protest campaign demanding a near-tripling of wages.
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesting garment workers, who are demanding a substantial wage increase, in the town of Ashulia, near Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. AFP PHOTO