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STUDIES ON SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED GARMENTS FACTORY WORKER IN DHAKA CITY OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 10 - 13)

A cross-sectional study has been conducted in selected readymade garments (RMG) of Rampura, Mohakhali and Mirpur area of Dhaka during the period of May to August, 2013 to investigate their socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. Data were collected on socio-demographic information. All the garments worker working in these garments constitute the population (or may be sample) of the study and ultimately 176 workers were included and interviewed in a face to face situation with an interviewer administered pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. The majority of respondents (63.6%) were within the age group of 17-25 years and predominated (81.8%) by the female workers. In this study the profile of the workers indicates a young group of women, large numbers of whom are married. On average, they had some primary education, although half of them have no education and some have secondary-level education. The most of workers with position of either helper or operator are directly involved with production as front line worker in the garments factory income range from 5000-15000 BDT. Download