What Life Is Like For The Bangladeshis Who Make Your Clothes [View all]

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The garment industry is huge in Bangladesh, accounting for 80% of the country's exports last year. These exports total $20 billion.


The women pictured here work 10-hour days and make $57 per month. Assuming a 50-hour week, that's 29 cents an hour. The minimum wage for garment workers is $38 per month.


Western brands have been making clothes for cheap in emerging markets for centuries. These days Bangladesh is the place with the lowest wages


Rosy Khatun moved to Gazipur to work in a garment factory four months before this picture was taken. She says she still doesn't know her salary.