Protesters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday demanding a new minimum wage Dozens of factories in Bangladesh's main clothes-producing area have been shut by workers striking over a higher minimum wage. Nearly 150 sites across the country have been closed in the textile hubs of Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur this weekend. The garment industry is big business for Bangladesh, generating nearly $40bn (£30bn) in exports every year and making up 10% of the country's total GDP.