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Sufferings in silence: Violence against female workers in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration.
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- Designing for Amplifying Voices-Supporting Bangladesh's Low-Income Ready-Made Garment Workers Through Technology Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Interview Study Among Workers.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
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- Internal migration impacts on the mental health of Bangladeshi female ready-made garment workers: a phenomenological study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of sexual harassment in the workplace by female readymade garment workers in Bangladesh.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessing Barriers and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Female Migrant Workers in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Social stressors and social resources at work and their association with self-reported health complaints among ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- A qualitative study of the working conditions in the readymade garment industry and the impact on workers' health and wellbeing.Environmental and occupational health practice · 2022Article
- The Paradoxical Impacts of the Minimum Wage Implementation on Ready-made Garment (RMG) Workers: A Qualitative Study.The Indian journal of labour economics : the quarterly journal of the Indian Society of Labour Economics · 2022Article
- Breaking the Culture-specific Silence of Women Glass Bead Makers in Ghana: Towards Empowerment.Safety and health at work · 2020Article
- The North American Helpline initiative in Bangladesh for garment workers.Journal of occupational health · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionDespite the improved safety of the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh since 2013, other workplace health and safety issues in the ready-made garment industry continue, especially violence towards female workers. This article examines this violence as well as the social norms and attitudes of key stakeholders underpinning it.
methodsData were collected in four ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions with female workers and key-informant interviews with different stakeholders, along with factory observations.
resultsFindings were analysed thematically. Female workers described personal experience of violence in the workplace: physical and verbal abuse, constant pressure, other personal restrictions and withholding of pay. They did not make complaints for fear of losing their jobs. Supervisors characterized the women as 'disobedient,' 'uncooperative' and 'unwilling' to work and viewed their behaviour as acceptable. Other stakeholders ignored these problems.
conclusionFinally, this study suggests how the findings encourage action to prevent violence in the workplace in order to address the emerging occupational health problems in Bangladesh.
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