At least 24 garment workers and labor leaders in Bangladesh remain in police custody without bail today, more than a month after being arrested during a spontaneous wave of walkouts by thousands of workers at factories in the industrial hub of Ashulia...Their primary demand was for an increase in the monthly minimum wage of $67 to roughly $200...the eight factories that filed criminal complaints, according to data compiled by Workers Rights Consortium, make clothing for dozens of global brands...Six of the eight factories are suppliers for H&M, which has a global framework agreement with the unions IndustriALL and IF Metall to supportfactory-level unions within its supply chains....H&M press officer Ulrika Isacsson said they were in “close dialogue with several stakeholders, including suppliers” and referred to a joint letter they sent to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh last month, along with 20 other brands, urging the government to protect workers’ rights, which gave, she said, “special attention to the legitimate representatives of the workers who were arrested.” She added, “We take a positive view on wage increases and we are prepared to pay the necessary prices.”