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Case Study # 01

Gender & Safety Issues in RMG Sector in Bangladesh

COURSE TITLE- INDUSTRIAL LAW AND RELATIONS, COURSE CODE- HRM 380, SECTION- 2, SEMESTER- Summer-2012.

Submitted to :

Monzoor Morshed

Submitted by :

Rahat Farzana Jamal, ID # 0610115 Sadia Munmun, ID # 0830075 Rupsha Ahmed, ID 0920082 Kazi Daina Farha, ID # 0920759 Tajrean Rahman, ID 0930158

Date of Submission : June 20, 2012

INTRODUCTION

Ready-made Garment (RMG) industry is the main export oriented industry in Bangladesh. These products are exported to different foreign countries through the buyers. A huge number of people are employed in different Garment Industries located in different parts of the country. The gender and safety issues regarding the garment workers are the main focus of this study.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Before liberation in 1970, in Bangladesh there was only one garment factory. In 1977, the number rose to 8. In 1984, the number was 587. In 1998, the number stood at 2650 and now the number of garments in Bangladesh is 3300.The garment industry of Bangladesh has been the key export division. In Bangladesh garment factories are situated in Dhaka, Chitagong, Narayangong, Savar and Tongi-Gazipur. The Number of Garment workers in Bangladesh are 1.6 million. Number of woman workers is 13, 20,000 and men 2, 80,000 main source of foreign exchange for the last 25 years.

PRESENT CONDITION

In reality the condition of garments women workers in Bangladesh is not well. There are some changes due to the labor unrest, trade union movements, and Social pressure and for the pressure of developed countries consumers. But till now Living standard of workers is unacceptable.

GENDER ISSUE

Traditionally, the Bangladesh
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