Shuvro Sen, Neel Antara, Shusmita Sen, Sunny Chowdhury
Department of Management, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
Department of World Heritage Studies, Brandenburg University of Tech-
nology, Cottbus, Germany; Department of Finance, University of Chit-
tagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh; Department of Business Studies, Interna-
tional Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
senshuvro.du@gmail.com, nirobotaneel@gmail.com, senshus-
mita.cu@gmail.com, sunnychyneil@gmail.com
Date Received: June 15, 2020; Date Revised: July 30, 2020
Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Vol. 8 No.3, 1-7
August 2020 Part II
P-ISSN 2350-7756
E-ISSN 2350-8442
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The apparel workers are in the highest vulnerability due to COVID-19: a study on the Bangladesh Apparel Industry 656 KB 2 downloads
Shuvro Sen, Neel Antara, Shusmita Sen, Sunny Chowdhury Department of Management,...
The pandemic COVID-19 affects the global economy which can be been called a cause for the labor market and economic crisis. The study has been conducted to understand the impact of COVID- 19 on apparel workers. The relevant academic literature publication, reports, newspapers, webpages, have been used for data collection. The study has found that the apparel workers in Bangladesh Gar- ments Industry are in the highest vulnerability situation due to the COVID-19. Due to the shortage of raw materials, the factory owners have to close down the factory. Moreover, global brands and retailers can- celed production orders and deferred the payment. As a result, the apparel workers have to go back to their house without any payment. Moreover, during the lockdown, a few factories continue their produc- tion without ensuring safety. So, the study has found that the apparel workers in Bangladesh are in the
most vulnerable situation. Some of them do not have a job while some of them have to continue the work in a risky environment. A few initiatives have been taken by different stakeholders which seems not effec-tive to the workers.
Keywords –COVID-19; Apparel/ RMG Industry; Apparel Workers; Occupational Health andSafety; Bangladesh