Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report and 2024 Update for Dhaka and Satellite Cities, Bangladesh
2024 Living Wage Update Report: Living Wage Report for Dhaka and Satellite Cities, Bangladesh
Abstract
This report provides updated estimates of family living income expenses and living wages for Dhaka, Bangladesh and its surrounding Satellite Cities, where most of Bangladesh’s garment industry is located. The update for 2024 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in March 2016 (Khan et al., 2016).
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Original Report
2016 Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report for Dhaka and Satellite Cities, Bangladesh
Abstract
This report estimates living wages for areas of Dhaka with large concentrations of garment factories. Two living wages are estimated – one for satellite cities and districts of Dhaka (that have several million persons) located on the outskirts of Dhaka city. These areas are around one and a half to two and half hour drive from the center of Dhaka. This includes four locations with large concentrations of garment factories where we collected information on food prices and housing costs (namely Ghazipur and Ashuliya in Ghazipur Sadar, and two locations in Narayanganj Sadar). We also estimated a separate living wage for Dhaka city where many garment factories are located (Mirpur ward). The reason why we estimated separate living wages for Dhaka City and its surrounding satellite cities and districts is because living costs are different in these two areas and poor public transport makes it very difficult for workers to commute to work by public transport as local transport is costly, unreliable, and unsafe especially for women workers.
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Previous Updates
2023 Living Wage Update Report: Living Wage Report for Dhaka and Satellite Cities, Bangladesh
2022 Living Wage Update Report: Living Wage Report for Dhaka and Satellite Cities, Bangladesh
2021 Living Wage Update Report: Living Wage Report for Dhaka and Satellite Cities, Bangladesh
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