Occupational Health Hazards on Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Dhaka EPZ

Abstract

As the performance graph of the RMG sector in Bangladesh has been going upward for previous few decades, we-the people of Bangladesh are happy to say that the most powerful and potential sector of Bangladesh in earning foreign currency is RMG. Although working sphere of most garments factories is below standard. However, there is no way to deny the contribution of RMG sector in Bangladesh economy. Now-a-days, the term “Made in Bangladesh” is very familiar in garments world. The garments that are made in Bangladesh are available everywhere in the world including Europe and America. Bangladesh is a very well-known name in the outer world for RMG sector. We all know this story. But what we do not know is the behind story. Those brave and fearless girls for whose sacrifice a new story in Bangladesh economy was written remain behind the screen. Nobody knows their story. No matter how they are who make the economic wheel dynamic through their inhumane hard working from dawn to dusk. They are giving much but taking less. Simultaneously they are losing their physical strength and becoming the victims of different occupational health hazards. Malnutrition, Day long continuous labour and unfriendly working environment suck their efficiency and vitality. This paper has focused on this forgotten chapter.