The Guardian - Jason Burke and Saad Hammadi, 9/25/13
Bangladeshi police block the road in front of protesting garments workers. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
The fifth day of protests in two industrial districts near Dhaka, the capital, forced authorities to close hundreds of factories for the day, police and news reports said.
Factory owners say it is difficult for them to significantly raise the minimum wage because the global brands are unwilling to pay higher prices amid stiff competition and a protracted economic crisis in the west.
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