INEFFECTIVE ‘ANTI-HARASSMENT COMMITTEES’ AFFECT BANGLADESH’S FEMALE GARMENT WORKERS
October 27th, 2023
Anti-harassment committees in Bangladesh’s apparel industry charged with helping female workers avoid and prevent unwanted attention and approaches from male colleagues and managers rare failing to carry out their responsibilities, a recent study for the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) has claimed. A summary shared with Just Style ahead of full publication later this month (October 2023) (1) said: “Women workers in RMG are plagued with problems of different natures where harassment and violence of several forms significantly affect them... The ...
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