| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The objective of the study is to examine the compliance situation of
Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) factories.
Methodology: For the analysis, survey data was collected from 88-export oriented
RMG factories in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, and surrounding districts,
including Gazipur and Narayanganj. Two workers from each factory were
interviewed to explore the factory’s compliance status. The interviews took place
from August to September 2019. The survey questionnaire used the main questions
from the compliance assessment tool developed by the International Labor
Organization, which contains various issues in compliance with international
standards and national legislation.
Findings: The study found that Bangladesh's RMG factories' compliance situation,
especially the working environment, is improving. However, a highest level of
non-compliance has been found in some areas such as trade union issues, payment
of overtime, voluntary overtime issues, regular working time, leave facilities, and so
on. Hence, significant improvement in these compliance issues is necessary.
Limitations: This study has focused on the compliance issues of RMG factories
from the workers' perspective. Hence, there is a scope for further study to measure
the compliance situation of the RMG factories from the viewpoint of stakeholders.
Practical Implication: This study discloses significant aspects of the compliance
status of Bangladeshi RMG factories. The findings will provide inputs for policy
design aimed at improving the factories’ compliance situation with the international
standards.
Originality: This study is particularly focused on compliance issues by using ILO
formulated assessment tools and one of the studies in the area of Bangladesh RMG
factories. | en_US |
