Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Bangladesh should annually review its wage-setting process as apparel workers, who get minimum wage, are losing income year on year with current inflation rates, said a policy brief of Cornell University.

The brief titled 'Waiting Game: Minimum Wage-Setting in Bangladesh's Apparel Industry' by Global Labor Institute (GLI), a part of Cornell University ILR School, which has been published recently, made five-point recommendations.

The recommendations include institutionalising of the annual review of minimum wages and announcing a review of the 2023-set minimum wage to take place in 2025.

The GLI, which is dedicated to independent quantitative research and action, briefly analysed Bangladesh's national minimum wage-set...