Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Garment owners and labour leaders have locked horns over whether the enhanced annual wage increment for workers in the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector will continue beyond 2025.

According to labour leaders, workers are entitled to a 9.0-per-cent annual increment, which includes an additional 4.0 per cent agreed upon last year, until the government revises the rate.

Industry leaders, however, claim the 9.0-per-cent increment applies only for 2025 - introduced as a one-off measure to resolve last year's labour unrest.

Garment workers are scheduled to receive their next annual increment in January, which, according to labour leaders, should be 9.0 per cent, while factory owners insist it will revert to 5.0 per c...