Origin and Deadly Incidents in Ready-Made Garment Sector of Bangladesh: An Investigation
Authors
Md. Basirullah
(Political Science)
Abstract
Bangladesh, a fast-growing emerging state has been meeting fast progress in export-driven industrialization. There is a speedy growth in industrial mainly in the clothing productions because of overseas direct financing in the previous few decades. The Ready-made Garment (RMG) sector is the mainstay of the economy of Bangladesh. The total contribution of earning foreign exchange from the garment industries is around 83%. The key purpose of the research is to gain an in-depth understanding the birth and casualty of the export-led readymade garment sector in Bangladesh. After the Rana Plaza tragedy overall situation of RMG sector has totally been changed. Before the tragedy the trade union numbers were few but after that it has increased a lot in numbers. The researchers used secondary data and analyzed related articles, books, newspapers and various databases to fulfill its objectives. RMG sector is a cornerstone of the economy of Bangladesh but they have drawbacks like casualty of the workers. So, the researchers investigated the origin and tragic casualties in the RMG sector in Bangladesh.