"Fast Fashion Workers Struggle for Fair Wages, Face Starvation"

Garment workers in Bangladesh, who produce clothes for UK high-street brands, are facing starvation and resorting to stealing and scavenging food due to low wages. Tens of thousands of workers have engaged in violent protests demanding a higher minimum wage, with one worker reportedly killed. The proposed new minimum wage of 12,500 taka (£92) is significantly lower than the 23,000 taka (£170) demanded by workers' unions. Many fashion brands have expressed support for higher wages, but labor rights groups argue that concrete action, such as paying factories and workers fair prices, is necessary for meaningful change.