Inequality of women and male workers in ready-made garment is decreasing. At present, the workers working in the garment sector earn an average of 7 thousand 270 rupees and women workers get a wage of Rs. 7,885. The wage gap between women and men's workers is about 3 percent.
Even after the Rana Plaza collapse, new investments in garment industry did not stop. 18 percent of the garment factories currently in existence have been established in 2013-16. It has new employment opportunities. Many workers have lost jobs because of the closure of many small factories.
The data of the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a study conducted by the private research institute of the country's main export sector, In the capital's Gulshan restaurant today, the primary information of the study was presented on Saturday.
CPD Chairman Rehman Sobhan, Special Fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya, BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman, former Labor Secretary Mikail Shipar, Labor leader Babul Akhter, Shamsunnahar Bhuiyan and others were present at the program.
The study was carried out on a survey of 193 small and medium-sized factories and 2,770 workers. Presenting the research report, CPD Research Director Khandakar Golam Moazzem presented the report. He said, after the collapse of Rana Plaza, social advancement (progress) was made in the garment industry. To make the garment industry durable, this disparity should be removed.
According to the CPD study, foreign officials work in 16 percent garment factories. As per the figure, every factory has an average of 4 people. 37.3 percent foreign workers work in foreign countries, 20 percent to 1 percent merchandising, 11 percent to 9 percent standard and 8 percent 2 percent in the washing department.
Studies have also found that, there are 91 percent garment factories in the Worker Participation Committee (WPC). On the other hand, there are only 3.3 percent of the trade unions in the factory. In addition, sub-contracting or sewage factory decreased by 6.7 percent. At present, about 17 percent of the factory is partially or fully subcontracting.
Professor Rehman Sobhan urged the owners of garment industry to leave the 19th century meditation and conduct a factory in the 21st century model. He said, increase the productivity by training the workers and good wages. Share their profits. Workers will feel the factory itself if they get direct benefits. Then there will be sustainable development.