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Ben & Jerry's maker Unilever to insist suppliers pay 'living wage'
2021-01-21 01:00:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Unilever says that by 2030 suppliers must pay staff enough to cover a family's basic needs.
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Worker group warns against Bangladesh minimum wage freeze
2021-01-08 16:52:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A group representing Bangladesh ready-made garment workers is urging the country's government not to suspend a planned 5% rise in the minimum wage because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Tesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug in minimum wage fail
2020-12-31 01:02:42| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Almost 140 companies investigated between 2016-18 failed to pay 6.7 million to over 95,000 workers.
Bangladesh sees largest drop in minimum wage since 2010
2020-12-03 13:06:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The largest decreases in real minimum wages over the last nine years were in the garment producing countries of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, a new study has found, which emphasises the effects of the pandemic on wages and its disproportionate effect on women and low-paid workers.
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'Real living wage' rises to .9.50 an hour
2020-11-09 02:48:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
More than 800 employers have accredited with the Living Wage Foundation since the start of the pandemic.