Essays about: "Female garment workers"

Found 4 essays containing the words Female garment workers.

  1. 1. Sexual harassment in Readymade Garment Sectors (RMGs) - A case of Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ummeh Mahbuba Rahman; [2020]
    Keywords : sexual harassment; female; readymade garment; employers; Bangladesh; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on the issue of sexual harassment against female workers in the readymade garment sectors of Bangladesh (RMGs). The study looks at this issue from the employers' perspective and it aims to shed light on: i) their acknowledgement of this problem, ii) their approach towards it. READ MORE

  3. 2. Trained but trapped? A case study on capacity building and female garment workers' well-being on and beyond the shop floor in Bangladesh

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Emma Nylöf; Paul-Christian Stoy; [2019]
    Keywords : Social sustainability; Capacity building; Female garment workers; Well-being; Capability approach;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to illustrate how capacity-building training impacts women's well-being. The study was carried out using a case-study approach on a women's training centre in Bangladesh and 25 women that had previously undergone training were interviewed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Female Representation In Trade Unions: The Case Of The Cambodian Garment Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Fabiana Pereira; [2016]
    Keywords : Labour Law; Human Rights Law; Female Representation; Cambodia; Trade Unions; Gender Equality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The textile and garment industry is one of Cambodia’s economic ‘growth pillars’ and it plays a key role in the country’s economic development. Foreign enterprises contract Cambodian factories to manufacture goods, which will then be sold worldwide. International buyers include H&M, GAP, Marks & Spencer, Levi’s, Adidas and Inditex. READ MORE

  5. 4. Bangladeshi Housewives Turning into Garment workers and Labor Activists - Challenges and Opportunities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Elin Lorentsson; [2013]
    Keywords : labor organizations; female workers; garment industry; Bangladesh; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to analyze the nature of the employment opportunities for poor women in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh, and the possibilities for these female garment workers to participate as members in labor unions. Through the use of the dual labor market theory, it attempts to shed light on the underlying factors of the rapid increase of female workers, named the ‘feminization of labor', to the garment industry. READ MORE