Money | Bangladesh H&M: We'll Pay Living Wage to Bangladesh Workers Clothing company announces new plan By Evann Gastaldo Posted Nov 25, 2013 2:15 PM CST Copied Elaine Pasquini leaves an H&M store on the Thirrd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif., on Monday, July 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) H&M is doing something to combat the terrible conditions that so many garment workers in Bangladesh and Cambodia endure: The cheap clothing giant will make sure the workers making its products in those countries receive a living wage, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Swedish company (fun fact: Its name is short for Hennes & Mauritz) is working with three factories and their workers to figure out how much workers need to live on; within five years, a living wage should be in place at 750 of its biggest suppliers, covering 60% of H&M merchandise. A rep for the company says prices aren't expected to increase as a result. Read These Next Think twice if you're in the UAE recording any missile strikes. Old Dominion University gunman was killed by ROTC students. Sheriff in Guthrie case says he may have a motive, and a warning. Country star cancels rest of his tour: 'I am mentally unwell.' Report an error