Journal article
Socio-Economic Conditions of Female Garments Workers-An Empirical Study on Chittagong Metropolitan Area
Journal of Business and Technology, Vol.5(2), pp.53-70
2010
Abstract
This paper is an endeavor to depict the conditions of the female workers from two perspectives. One is social perspective and the other is economic perspective. The analysis is based on the survey of 151 female workers of 29 garment industrial units located in different parts of Chittagong Metropolitan area. This study suggests that the standard of living of the female garment workers is still in precarious condition and they are not free from the vicious circle of poverty and face extreme difficulties in obtaining their basic needs for survival even. This paper recommends measures for improving the prevailing socio-economic facilities, to a great extent, to achieve female workers' satisfaction at the maximum level.
Details
- Title
- Socio-Economic Conditions of Female Garments Workers-An Empirical Study on Chittagong Metropolitan Area
- Authors
- N J Chowdhury (Author) - International Islamic University Chittagong, BangladeshMd Hafij Ullah (Author) - International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Publication details
- Journal of Business and Technology, Vol.5(2), pp.53-70
- Publisher
- Northern University Bangladesh
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.3329/jbt.v5i2.9935
- ISSN
- 1992-271X
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010. Reproduced here with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451270402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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