Inter Press ServiceStar Live - Author - Inter Press Service https://www.ipsnews.net/author/star-live/ News and Views from the Global South Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:21:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 A Day in Life of a Minimum Wage Earner in Bangladesh https://www.ipsnews.net/2017/04/a-day-in-life-of-a-minimum-wage-earner-in-bangladesh-2/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2017/04/a-day-in-life-of-a-minimum-wage-earner-in-bangladesh-2/#comments Mon, 03 Apr 2017 05:46:39 +0000 Star Live http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=149794

By Star Live
Apr 3 2017 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh)

Shoma Begum is a garments factory worker who earns slightly more than the minimum wage earner in the country.

Her earnings barely cover the rent for the single room living facility in Dhaka and her other expenses are covered by her husband’s earning. Yet amid such hardship, she saves small amount of money– hoping to do something on her own with that savings in the future.

This story was originally published by The Daily Star, Bangladesh

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