We’re returning to the subject of workplace contracts and conditions in this week’s Garment Worker Diaries blog. This week we focus on contract terms, workers’ concerns about dismissal, and their concerns about the health and safety of their workplaces.
In addition, we’re following up on our blog from last week with an update on the current COVID-19 situation in Bangladesh. Two disturbing findings from our interviews last week are that more than half the workers felt uncomfortable going to work during the lockdown (remember, the lockdown ended early for the RMG sector) and, also, more than half reported not being given a mask to wear at work.
We will be tracking these data over the next few weeks and will be trying to turn them around in as near-real-time as possible so that you get the most accurate depiction of the scene in the RMG sector in Bangladesh, directly from garment workers themselves.
As always, please send any questions you have for MFO, SANEM, the workers or about the project to [email protected]
