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By Alex Lennane
Garment workers in Bangladesh have forced factories to suspend production as they protest about their wages. In clashes with police which turned violent, thousands of workers have been calling for a rise in the minimum wage to about $100 a month, more than double its current level. Some 500 factories have closed. More than four million people work in Bangladesh’s apparel industry, which saw exports of $20bn last year.
