Occupational Safety and Health of Garment Workers in Bangladesh

Abstract

The garment workers are the most victimized group in terms of worker s' health and safety protections. Every year, many incidences in the garment industry are reported that have a significantly effects on the workers' lives. This paper overviews the existing rules and regulations related to the garment workers’ health and safety. The paper highlights the frameworks of national and international for issues associated with implementing the legal frameworks for addressing garment safety regulations on OSH, as well as the . Furthermore, the paper addresses the regulatory authority' and the judiciary's obstacles in improving the current situation. It is found that Bangladesh already has lavish rules and regulations in writing complying for addressing the international conventions on health and safety. However, the enforcement the laws and regulations, monitoring and improvement of these rules and regulations, collaborations among the concern departments and organizations are absent. Consequently, our country is falling behind in economic and labor development compared to other developed countries.