DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment manufacturers on Saturday shuttered 150 factories "indefinitely" as police issued blanket charges for 11,000 workers in connection with violent protests demanding a higher minimum wage.

MONEY MATTERS Laborers and activists shout slogans and carry placards during a demonstration demand a wage hike for Bangladesh’s garment workers in the capital Dhaka on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. AFP PHOTO
MONEY MATTERS Laborers and activists shout slogans and carry placards during a demonstration demand a wage hike for Bangladesh’s garment workers in the capital Dhaka on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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