Impact of Dissimilar Laws and Rules on Worker's Satisfaction in Ready-Made Garments of Bangladesh: A Comparative Study between the Factories Inside EPZ and Outside EPZ

Abstract

The Ready-made Garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has been playing a vital role in generating employment opportunity for last two decades. At present, around 5600 factories are operating in this country and 4.2 million workers are working in this sector. More than 82% of Bangladesh’s export earnings come from the garment industry. This paper focuses on measuring and comparing the level of job satisfaction between inside EPZ garment factories’ workers and outside EPZ garment factories’ workers considering the dissimilar laws and rules in Bangladesh. In this study, the sample consisted of 180 respondents, which is randomly selected from two inside EPZ garment factories and two outside EPZ garment factories. These workers were surveyed through convenience sampling with structured questionnaire from May to June 2016 concentrating the key influential factors that significantly impact on their level of satisfaction. The statistical computer package SPSS was used to analyze the data. This study revealed that inside EPZ garments factories’ workers are satisfied with their working environment and yearly increment. On the other hand, outside EPZ garment factories’ workers are satisfied toward their working environment and earned leave. However, both the areas workers are dissatisfied regarding the supervisor’s attitudes. Finally, the recommendations were provided based on the findings of the study.