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H & M calls for raised wages of textile workers in Bangladesh

Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Swedish fashion giant, H & M wants the government of Bangladesh to increase the salaries of the country’s textile workers, according to reports on radio Sweden.

The station report that the fashion company’s CEO, Karl-Johan Persson, after visiting one of the factories that sew for H & M, call for the improvement n the pay of the workers.

H & M boss, Karl-Johan Persson, held a press conference in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka after visiting a factory and also met with the country’s leader, Sheikh Hasina report radio Sweden .

Karl-Johan Persson said that he demanded that the government should increase the minimum wages of the workers and that they should also set up annual reviews of employees’ pay. He further said that it is also for H & M’s interest that the textile industry in Bangladesh develop and mature, and that the workers are paid properly.

The minimum wage today is only equivalent of Skr250 a month, although many employees earn more. H & M says it will accept a minimum wage level, because it affects all buyers equally.

Foreign buyers in Bangladesh are having the growing concern as seen in the last months where there have been sometimes violent strikes and riots, where textile workers demanded higher wages and better working conditions. Human rights groups say the government is behind the harassment and violence against union leaders.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged in the meeting that Persson should buy more clothes from producers in her country, saying that H & M is playing a vital role in the economy.
H & M bought clothing products from Bangladesh for around Skr10 billion last year, making it the largest European buyer of its goods.
by Scancomark.com.Team

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