July 22, 2020 6:53AM ET

BGMEA Refutes Bangladesh Police Reports of Brewing Labor Unrest

Bangladeshi garment workers block a road as they gather in a protest demanding their unpaid wages during nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 20, 2020. Apparel workers took to the streets in protest- risking exposure to Covid-19 - demanding to know when they would receive their due wages. Photo by Kanti Das Suvra/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images) — Bangladeshi garment workers block a road as they gather in a protest demanding their unpaid wages during nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 20, 2020. Apparel workers took to the streets in protest- risking exposure to Covid-19 - demanding to know when they would receive their due wages.

CREDIT: Kanti Das Suvra/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)

As tensions in Bangladesh escalate over unpaid wages and festival allowances ahead of a prominent Islamic holiday, local law enforcement has flagged nearly 800 industrial units—including hundreds of readymade garment (RMG) and textile factories—where fomenting labor unrest is threatening to boil over. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), however, says it’s expecting no…

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