A Study to Explore the Labour Rights for Women in Readymade Garment Sector of Bangladesh”

Abstract

The garment industry in Bangladesh is the number one business in the country, accounting for 80% of the country‘s exports. Bangladesh has a population of 168.1 million, which includes a large and inexpensive labor force of about 90 million. This study is conducted based on some workers from different garments of Bangladesh with the current scenario of garments. Specific violations documented here include workers‘ rights violations such as physical abuse as well as verbal abuse which is sometimes of a sexual nature, forced overtime, denial of paid maternity leave, failure to pay wages and bonuses on time or in full, pressures on workers not to use the toilet, and provision of dirty drinking water and also delay in the law enforcement the above that has been violated. The factories were in bad shape for the workers. Giant factories were often unsafe and there was a general lack of permits, laws and supervision. In this research overall current scenario of garments of Bangladeshi and workers‘ rights with relating laws. The study also shows the ways to develop the situation.