BANGLADESHI garment workers have continued their action for a sixth day, in defiance of tear gas and water cannon attacks with police firing rubber bullets at thousands of protesters in the capital Dhaka.

One protester was killed in demonstrations earlier this week, prompting the government to consider a raise in the minimum wage in order to quell the growing unrest.

However workers continued their strike action, with more than 50 factories believed to have been shut down as workers took to the streets again demanding higher wages and improved conditions in the garment industry.