Socio-Economic Conditions and Challenges of Women Garment Workers in Chittagong Area-An Empirical Study

Abstract

There are more than 4500 garment companies in Bangladesh. At present, more than four million workers are working in this sector from different areas of Bangladesh in which about 90% are women. This research paper is an attempt to delineate the present condition of the female workers from social and economic perspective. The analysis depends on the survey of 192 female workers working in more than 32 garment industrial units situated in Chittagong area. This research reveals that the standard of living of the women garment workers is still in miserable condition and they are facing extreme challenges in obtaining fundamental necessities of survival. This paper suggests some measures for improving present social and economic conditions, to a great extent, to achieve women worker satisfaction at the maximum level and their life style.