孟加拉国将于周日成立一个工资委员会，重新审议服装工人的薪资。此前，抗议活动导致数十家工厂停工，并引发与警方的冲突，给该国这一关键出口产业带来新的压力。
Bangladesh will set up a wage board on Sunday to review garment workers' pay after protests shut dozens of factories and triggered clashes with police, putting fresh strain on the country's key export industry.
这个南亚国家的工人要求将每月最低工资定为3万塔卡（约合245美元），是目前1.25万塔卡的两倍多。他们表示，食品、住房、交通和医疗费用的上涨已严重削弱了他们的购买力。
Workers in the South Asian nation are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka ($245), more than double the current 12,500 taka, saying rising costs of food, housing, transport and healthcare have sharply eroded their purchasing power.
这场纠纷引发了人们对这个行业受到扰乱的担忧。该行业雇佣约400万工人，占孟加拉国出口收入的80%以上，并为许多西方主要品牌供应服装。
The dispute has raised concerns about disruption to an industry that employs about 4 million workers, generates more than 80% of Bangladesh's export earnings and supplies clothing to many leading Western brands.
劳工和就业部长阿里富尔·哈克·乔杜里表示，政府将在与劳工领袖和行业代表讨论后正式组建工资委员会，讨论旨在平息骚乱。
Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury said the government would formally constitute the wage board after discussions with labour leaders and industry representatives aimed at defusing the unrest.
阿舒利亚工业区警察局长穆罕默德·莫米努尔·伊斯兰·布伊扬表示，周六的抗议活动促使达卡郊区主要制造业中心阿舒利亚的大约30家服装厂宣布放假。
Saturday's protests prompted about 30 garment factories in Ashulia, a key manufacturing hub on the outskirts of Dhaka, to declare holidays, said Mohammad Mominul Islam Bhuiyan, superintendent of the Ashulia Industrial Police.
数百名工人封锁了首都的一个主要十字路口，而其他工业区的示威活动扰乱了交通和工厂运营。警方表示，阿舒利亚的工人与警察发生冲突，造成数人受伤，其中包括警察。警员使用催泪瓦斯和声波手榴弹驱散抗议者。
Hundreds of workers blocked a major intersection in the capital, while demonstrations in other industrial zones disrupted traffic and factory operations. Clashes between workers and police in Ashulia injured several people, including police officers, police said. Officers used tear gas and sound grenades to disperse protesters.
乔杜里敦促工人重返工作岗位，并表示政府重新审议工资结构的决定回应了他们的主要诉求。
Chowdhury urged workers to return to work, saying the government's decision to review the wage structure addressed their key demand.
他警告说，工厂长期关闭和生产中断可能会延误出口发货和国际买家的付款，给制造商和工人带来更多困难。
He warned that prolonged factory closures and production disruptions could delay export shipments and payments from international buyers, creating further difficulties for manufacturers and workers.
孟加拉国的成衣产业规模仅次于中国，位居世界第二，约占国内生产总值的10%，是该国经济的支柱。
Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry, the world's largest after China, contributes about 10% of gross domestic product and is the backbone of the economy.
然而，制造商表示，该行业正面临日益严峻的挑战，包括生产成本上升、周期性天然气和电力短缺，以及与中东紧张局势相关的能源市场不确定性。
Manufacturers, however, said the sector is facing mounting challenges, including rising production costs, periodic gas and electricity shortages, and uncertainty in energy markets linked to tensions in the Middle East.