Fashion victims campaign: responses from clothing retailers

2020 ◽  
pp. 172-173
Author(s):  
Paul Grime
Keyword(s):  
Garment Workers ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
Garment Factory

In Fashion victims campaign: responses from clothing retailers Paul Grime briefly explores the responses he received from seven clothes retailers, after questioning them on their workplace conditions for garment workers. (A follow-up article to Grime’s previous piece on the 2013 collapse of a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

scholarly journals Livelihood pattern of rural women garment workers at Dhaka city

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
RN Ali ◽  
F Begum ◽  
MM Salehin ◽  
KS Farid
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Garment Factory ◽  
Garment Factories ◽  
And Training ◽  
Very High

The study was an attempt to analyse the economic, social and health conditions of women garment workers as well as their livelihood pattern. Three garment factories from Mirpur area under Dhaka district were selected purposively. The sample consisted of 90 women workers taking 30 randomly from each of the three garment factories. Data were collected through personal interviews with the selected samples. It was found that most of the respondents migrated to Dhaka because of their extreme poverty or insolvency. Few respondents had brought positive changes in their financial capital, decision marking and empowerment etc. The study revealed that 63.33 percent respondent's livelihood pattern has improved after involving in garment factory. Some diseases like eye trouble, headache, ear ache etc to be more prevalent among the women garment workers due to their involvement in garment factories. Incidence of physical weakness among the garment workers was very high. Women are exploited easily due to lack of technical knowledge and training. The employers do not pay any heed to this exploitation. Key words: Rural women; Urban garments; Livelihood; Garment workers DOI: 10.3329/jbau.v6i2.4846 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 6(2): 449-456, 2008

Ngoyi, Lilian

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Berger
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
African National Congress ◽  
African Women ◽  
State Repression ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Garment Factory ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
South African Women

Lilian Masediba Matabane Ngoyi was a passionate anti-apartheid and women’s rights advocate and one of the most prominent woman leaders during the 1950s. Born in Pretoria in 1911, she attended primary school through Standard 6 and trained as a nurse for three years before becoming a seamstress. Her marriage to John Ngoyi ended with his death in an automobile accident. In 1945 Ngoyi began working in a garment factory and joined the Garment Workers’ Union of the Transvaal. Her union activism led her to take part in the Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws. Ngoyi’s arrest in 1952 for standing in the whites-only line at the post office in Pretoria changed the course of her life. From this time onward, while still struggling to support her family, she devoted herself to anti-apartheid activism. A passionate speaker, she was elected to the top positions in the Federation of South African Women and the African National Congress Women’s League and became the first woman elected to the ANC Executive Committee. In 1954, as a delegate to the World Congress of Mothers, she traveled widely in Europe, China, and the Soviet Union. Upon returning to South Africa, Ngoyi was a key leader of the historic demonstrations against passes for women in 1955 and 1956. But her political prominence also made her a target of state repression. First arrested in the Treason Trial in 1956, she was among the anti-apartheid leaders detained after the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960. Between trial appearances and imprisonment, she continued her political activities. In the last two decades of her life, she suffered from a series of banning orders that restricted her to her Soweto home. She died on March 13, 1980.

Myanmar’s garment sector will struggle to endure

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Illegal Migration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Garment Factory ◽  
National League ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Eu

Subject Myanmar's garment industry. Significance A strike at a Chinese-owned garment factory that began in August has just been resolved. In early October, the EU said it was considering withdrawing Myanmar’s generalised scheme of preferences (GSP) tariff status in response to the country’s human rights record in ethnic minority areas. Impacts Garment workers could be prompted to seek illegal migration to neighbouring countries such as Thailand in search of employment. The National League for Democracy, which controls the civilian portion of the government, will lose support ahead of the 2020 elections. The military is likely to be hit by more US sanctions over the Rohingya crisis.

Food Habit and Dietary Intake of Garment Workers in Semi-Urban Area of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 52-57
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Food Habit ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Garment Factory ◽  
Average Family Size ◽  
The Family

The study was conducted to assess the food habit and dietary pattern of garment workers who work at semi-urban area of Dhaka and Gazipur. Under the specific objectives the study tried to reveal the family background of garment workers, reasons of migration and involving in garment factory, monthly budgetary allocation for food, access to commodity market, rice consumption pattern, average food intake and changes in overall livelihood pattern. The result showed that,12 percent of the respondent was the only earning member of the family. Average family size of the respondents was 7 whereas number of dependent family member on his/her income was 3(on an average). Most of the respondent garment workers belong to farming community (78%). The majority (58 percent) of them were migrated for extreme poverty or insolvency. The finding ensured that cereals, notably rice, constitute the most important item of food consumed by the garment workers. Rice essentially dominated average daily food intake per person at 443 grams making up 52.37% of total food consumption. Among the respondent’s 36 percent took rice thrice a day and rice were also being consumed as snacks in different forms as well. Varietal preference of rice was found dependent on respondent’s budget constraints and per unit retail price.

Food Habit and Dietary Intake of Garment Workers in Semi-Urban Area of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Afroza Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Food Habit ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Garment Factory ◽  
Average Family Size ◽  
The Family

The study was conducted to assess the food habit and dietary pattern of garment workers who work at semi-urban area of Dhaka and Gazipur. Under the specific objectives the study tried to reveal the family background of garment workers, reasons of migration and involving in garment factory, monthly budgetary allocation for food, access to commodity market, rice consumption pattern, average food intake and changes in overall livelihood pattern. The result showed that,12 percent of the respondent was the only earning member of the family. Average family size of the respondents was 7 whereas number of dependent family member on his/her income was 3(on an average). Most of the respondent garment workers belong to farming community (78%). The majority (58 percent) of them were migrated for extreme poverty or insolvency. The finding ensured that cereals, notably rice, constitute the most important item of food consumed by the garment workers. Rice essentially dominated average daily food intake per person at 443 grams making up 52.37% of total food consumption. Among the respondent’s 36 percent took rice thrice a day and rice were also being consumed as snacks in different forms as well. Varietal preference of rice was found dependent on respondent’s budget constraints and per unit retail price.

Sense of coherence and Lean-based leadership and alterations in sick leave and productivity at a steel wire manufacturing unit

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bengt Halling ◽  
Mikael Bergman ◽  
Katarina Wijk
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Steel Wire ◽  
Coherence Theory ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
Quality Specifications ◽  
Perceived Outcomes

BACKGROUND: Managers have an important role in the creation of workplace conditions that prevent sick leave and lead to high performance. In Lean, the assumption is that people are the source for continuous improvements. There is a need for more knowledge about what kind of leadership can help managers in a lean context to create workplace conditions for less sick leave and higher performance. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine how productivity and rate of sick leave changed at a stainless wire manufacturing unit after implementing a new leadership approach based on Sense of Coherence theory (SOC) and lean philosophy. METHODS: In this case study, interventions coupled with productivity, quality and sick leave evaluations through the company’s key performance indicators were performed. The follow-up was also based on narrative descriptions from the management team in the course of four meetings during the intervention. Notes were taken and analyzed regarding perceived outcomes of the intervention. RESULTS: The results showed that leadership based on SOC and lean philosophy is positively correlated with productivity per worker, as was the amount of yearly production that met the quality specifications. The amount of sick leave decreased during the period of the intervention compared to before the intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Changes in management contribute to productivity. Combining Lean tools and Lean philosophy with the Sense of coherence theory (SOC) as a base for leadership can influence productivity and decrease the rate of sick leave.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B virus surface antigen among the workers in a garment factory

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mizanur Rahman ◽  
Nasima Khatun ◽  
Ahsan Habib ◽  
Md. Rafiqul Islam ◽  
Farhana Islam
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Virus Surface ◽  
Virus Surface Antigen ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Garment Factory ◽  
B Virus

<p class="Abstract">The purpose of this study is to find out the prevalence of seropositivity and risk factors associated with hepatitis B virus infection. A total of 2,737 readymade garment workers were initially screened after getting departmental as well as the individuals consent and simultaneously a questionnaire was filled up by the field research assistants to assess the risk factors. Initially 59 cases were found positive for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) by immunochromato-graphic test. Enzyme linked immunosorbant technique was then applied to the screened positive HBsAg individuals and four cases turned out as negative and therefore a total of 55  HBsAg positive cases were detected in this factory. Statistically significant risk factors associated with HBsAg positivity were jaundice, history of previous surgery and accident, needle stick injuries and unsafe injections. This study concludes that the seropositivity found garment workers is similar to the general population of Bangladesh.</p>

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