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Maintenance of Health and Safety of Women Garment Employees: A Study of Chittagong Asian Apparels Ltd

Abstract

The study was undertaken with the objective of analyzing the health and safety issues of the employees of Chittagong Asian Apparels Ltd (CAAL). Data for the study were collected both from primary and secondary source. The study reveals that the industry is the largest employer in the formal manufacturing sector where more than one thousand women employees worked. The health and safety issues included in the study are high temperature, dust, inadequate ventilation and lighting, excessive noice, shortage of fire fighting equipments, blocked exit, inadequate sanitation, unhygienic canteen, lack of pure drinking water, excess working hours, sub minimal wage and denial of wage rise. These have directly affected the health and safety of women garment employees of CAAL. The study suggested that promotional facility, promotional policy, upgrading economic situation, increased communication and ensured training facilities for various categories of staff should be increased for the effective growth of health and safety of garment employees. The study further suggests that the maternity leave with salary for the unconfirmed women employees should be given due weightage for their social and economic security.

Country : Bangladesh

1 Prof. Mihir Kumar Roy Ph.D2 Md. Shakil3 Fatema Tuz Zohora

  1. Professor, & Dean, Faculty of of Business Administration, City University, Dhaka & Research Fellow, Independent Perception & Research Hub (IPRH), Bangladesh
  2. Lecturer, Assistant Research Fellow, Department of Business Administration, City University & Independent Perception & Research Hub (IPRH), Bangladesh
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, City University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 8, August 2021 pp. 25-33

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.508005

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