Bangladeshi Garment Workers Clash With Police Over Pay Hike

Bangladeshi garment workers make fire in the middle of a street to block traffic during a protest at Narayanganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. According to local news reports, hundreds of garment workers who were protesting demanding pay hike and reduction in working hours clashed with police Sunday.

A Bangladeshi boy runs for cover as police baton charge during a protest by garment workers at Narayanganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad>

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