Presentation

on

“The impact of Covid-19 on Readymade Garments’ (RMG)

Workers in Bangladesh- A study on Mirpur and Uttara.”
Responsible persons for completing the work:

Sirajul Islam
Chairman, Dept. Of Economics
Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT)
&
Dr. Umme Habiba Rahman
Assistant Professor

Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT)

Presented by:
Dr. Umme Habiba Rahman
Lecturer
Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT
 Table of Contents
Serial No. Name of Content
1 Introduction
2 Background of Study
3 Literature Review
4 Methodology
5 Survey Question
6 Conclusion
 Introduction
 The Covid-19 has devastating effects on RMG workers life.
 Revenue generated by RMG industries is a key factor in the growth of Bangladesh’s GDP which
has hampered heavily by the pandemic.
 Garment workers are the worst sufferer of this pandemic as most of them lost their job during
Covid, didn’t get payment for their job, observed severe food and treatment issues, etc.
 Introduction
 Orders worth USD 3.17 billion have been cancelled or suspended, threatening the employment
and financial security of millions of workers.
• Media reports suggest that by June 2020, 70,000 workers had lost their jobs and up to one million
jobs were likely to remain at risk until the end of the year.
• Factories re-opening in late April increased the infection rate while results in loss of many
workers life.
Significance of the Study
• Due to pandemic in our country the RMG workers were the most
vulnerable group, whose income and consumption patterns were
disrupted substantially. This study will find out the severity of their
sufferings and how did they face that situation. The success in
economic growth in the last few decades could not save poor people
to become extreme poor because economic prosperity was not
inclusive in Bangladesh. This study tries to identify some of the
impacts that COVID-19 has imposed on the lives of marginal
population. Then it indicates some of the limitations of the existing
economic policies and suggests some recommendations.
 Objectives of the project work

The specific objectives of the research are:

 To investigate the socio - economic background of readymade garments’ workers.

 To identify the present scenario of readymade garments’ workers during Covid-
19.
 To find out life pattern, exploitation, family maintain of readymade garments’
workers.
 Literature Review
Author/ Title Findings
Publication
Kabir Humayoun “The impact of COVID-19 on Bangladeshi • How the shortages of food supply due to Covid-19 affecting the
(2020) readymade garment (RMG) workers” working poor specially the RMG workers
• Measures that are taken by the Gov. to help the RMG workers.
• The re-opening of the garments factories during the pandemic
and the problems arising due to this such as, increase of
infections, death tolls, anxiety, etc.

Aktar R (2021) “Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on RMG Sector: The main finding of the study is the economic crisis of the RMG
A Study of Bangladesh” sectors during the Covid-19 pandemic has numerous effects on the
society, economics, and health security systems that play a
significant role in lower-middle income nations like Bangladesh.
Sharif M (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on Ready-made Garments The author attempts to investigate how the crises' rejoining of RMG
Workers in Bangladesh employees affected their health as well as other elements like a lack
of a livelihood, social stigma, unemployment, etc.
Islam K (2020) Impact of Covid-19 on Garment Sector in • Bangladesh has taken some immediate action to follow the World
Bangladesh Health Organization (WHO) guidelines in order to break the
chain of transmission, with the help of the World Trade
Organization (WTO), International Labor Organization (ILO),
Global Health Communities, and BGMEA. This is because it is
possible for the virus to spread through the workers if they
become infected (both symptomatic and asymptomatic).
• Safety is the top priority, but it is crucial to launch the economy
gradually in order to improve the alarming socio-economic
situation of the population, particularly to prevent the dangers of
poverty and some large-scale starvation, particularly in the north
of Bangladesh, in order to lessen the economic impact of the
pandemic.
Abbott P (2022) The impact of Covid-19 on women workers in the • Women employees struggled to maintain themselves and their
Bangladesh garment industry. children as a result of the Covid-19 disturbances, which increased
interconnected vulnerabilities in economic security, job security,
food security, housing security, and health and wellness.
• Retailers and brands selling into the UK and other markets in the
Global North contributed to and, in some cases, directly caused
these severe disruptions and disastrous effects on employees.
• There was a rise in physical, verbal, and sexual abuse as well as
symbolic violence, mostly as a result of line managers pressuring
women to work more to fulfill irrational production targets.
 Methodology
 The study is based on primary data using field study.
 A structured survey questionnaire has been designed to collect data
 150 workers will be selected randomly from Mirpur and Uttara areas of Dhaka
City.

 Questioner has been divided into six parts as: Personal information, Employment
Status, Salary Status before and after Covid-19, Treatment status in Covid-19,
Source of aid and loans to maintain livelihood, support details from government
and companies.
 Hypotheses of the Study

• H 0 : There is no significant effect of child marriage due to Covid-19.

• H 1 : There is a significant effect of child marriage due to covid-19.

The Desired Model for the Project:

Regression Model:
For analysis purpose the following regression model is used.
Em= β1+ β2er+ β3sr + β4cr+ μ
Here, regression model estimates the relation between independent and dependent
variables.
Here, Em (Effects of child marriage) is dependent variable, β is coefficient that is parameter
and er represents the economic reasons, sr is for social reasons and cr is the covid-19 as the
reason of child marriage.
Expected Outcomes
 Gantt Chart

2022 2023
Particulars Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Research Proposal

Introduction

Literature Review

Developing Objectives & Hypotheses

Designing Methodology

Collection of Data

Tabulation and Analysis

of Data

Preparing the Results

Writing the Discussion and Conclusions

Preparing & Submitting the Thesis

 Sample Survey Questionnaire
1. Personal and Educational Information:
I. Name:
II. Gender:
III. Age:
IV. Marital Status: (a) Married (b) Unmarried (c) Divorced.
V. Total Family Members: (a) (0 – 5) (b) (5-10) ( c) (10 – 15) (d) Others
VI. Number of children in the Family:
VII. Highest level of education:
2. Occupational & Educational Status:
I. Employment status: (a)Employed (b)Unemployed
 Causes of Child Marriage (in five point Likert scale)
a) Economic Reasons of Child Marriage Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly
Disagree Disagree
(1) (2) (3) (4) ( 5)

1. You are belong to a poor income

(income below 10,000) family
2. Your family income doesn’t
support your family expenditure
3. High family expenditure makes
difficult to your further study
4.Do you think early marriage will
disturb your studies/ carrier?
Causes of Child Marriage (in five point Likert scale) contd.

Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

b. Social Reasons of Child Marriage Disagree Disagree
(1) (2) (3) (4) ( 5)

Social customs leads to early marriage

Society doesn’t accept further/ higher study

Family forces you to get marry at early age

Teasing in society leads to early marriage

3. Causes of Child Marriage (in five point Likert scale) contd.

C. Child Marriage due to Covid- 19 Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Disagree Disagree
(1) (2) (3) (4) ( 5)

a. High price due to covid- 19 leads

to make yourself burden to family

b. Sudden return of emigrants due

to pandemic increases child
marriage.
c. Job losses in pandemic causes
child marriage
 Effects of Early Marriage
D. Effects of Early Marriage Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly
Disagree Disagree
(1) (2) (3) (4) ( 5)

a. Child marriage leads to poor health for your

children
b. Your health condition is also poor for early
marriage
c. Due to child marriage your financial condition is
weak
d. Child marriage leads to birth of premature
children
e. Family size increases due to child marriage
f. For early marriage your family is unstable
References
• Asia News (online), 8 June 2020, <www.asianews.it/news-en/Some-70,000-garment-workers-lose-their-job-
because-of-the-pandemic-50288.html>, accessed 10 June 2020.
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