Constitutional Status of the Minimum Wages of the Tea Workers in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's tea workers' daily minimum wages appear too low despite being one of the top tea-producing countries. Its depravity shocks the workers and makes their lives miserable while increasing profits for the owners. The paper aims to ascertain whether the extremely low minimum wage can satisfy the rights guaranteed to workers under the constitution, whether it is consistent with the constitutional principles that govern the state, and what the probable solutions are to provide the workers their guaranteed rights. The article employs the doctrinal method to analyse minimum wage frameworks and seeks to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and interpretive challenges. Ultimately, the article advocates for the protection of Bangladeshi tea workers' constitutional right to adequate and humane minimum pay, the actual and effective protection of the right to life along with other constitutional rights, a sustainable mechanism to determine minimum wage consistent with human dignity, and the amendment of several laws and provisions.