Abstract:
The Garment and textile sector in Bangladesh is in point of fact the lifeline for both
urban and rural poor in terms that it is the only major labour demanding sector with
huge employment generating potential. Half of the Bangladesh population is still
dependent on agriculture, facing the worst poverty situations. There is a fast growing
service sector and it contributes about 50 percent of GDP, but its contribution in
employment is only 34.6 percent. Despite the phenomenal success of the RMG
sector, poor working conditions in the factories and the lack of social compliance are
other serious concerns. Recent massacre of Rana plaza and Tazreen Fashions reflects
the untold story of Safety and Workplace Conditions in the garment and textile sector
in Bangladesh. It has been the subject of much concern lately caused by several
recent deadly disasters claiming hundreds of human lives and resulted in much
debate, both in the country itself and internationally among stakeholders such as
buying houses, producers, employers’ associations, trade unions, governments, and
NGO’s. The research aim to figure out the unresolved issues regarding Health and
safety status of the garments workers, states the necessity of Health & Safety policies
in work place and attempts to provide a useful guideline for building proper Health &
Safety plan for present garments manufactures& exporters.
