Abstract
Informal sectors play a significant role in the economic growth of Bangladesh. Here women workers are the main impetus factor for economic growth. So, the key objective of our research was to find out the present situation of women laborers in the informal sector and they are facing such problems in their working place. We have selected 60 women from the informal industrial area of Dhaka city. This area of different field and the majority of them were from garments sector, those are 43%. We have collected their demographic and socio-economic information to understand their livelihood process. We found utmost of them are 25-30 years old and 50% of workers are married. 82% of employees live in a nuclear family because most working women earn 6000-7000 taka (which is 22%) which is not sufficient to maintain a joint family. This research also finds that 70% of the workers are migrated from rural to urban areas and they have left their families behind in the villages. There are a lot of causes for them to migrate. This study also finds very important and shocking data that almost every woman (99.33%) is facing several types of problems in their workplaces. Our intention of this research was to trace out the real scenario of the present situation of women informal sector workers and we have attempted our best to do. The researcher, to develop the present condition and banishing the obstructions for the women laborer in their working place, this study will be helpful to the policymakers and a proper policy can be introduced by the appropriate authority of Bangladesh for the welfare of women the informal sector workers. That will help the nation to gain more economic growth.
Highlights
In many segments of the workplace, the working environment is more challenging for women
Sampling The research has been accomplished among the informal female workers those work in different informal sectors in the Savar area of Dhaka city
Maternity leave is a humanitarian leave, but respondent said very few of them obtain it with salary and the majorities do not get it. 66.67% of respondent said to assure their maternity leave with pay. 20% wants to establish a daycare service and 63.33% wants a healthy workplace. 48.33% opined formal training facilities should be introduced for them for their betterment
Summary
In many segments of the workplace, the working environment is more challenging for women. When the conception of “Private property” arises, the society became patriarchal and the working environment for women became worse. A survey indicates that there are 487 million workers in Asia. 300 million earns less than 1$ per day and lives below the poverty line (ILO, 2008). This survey finds that 50% populations of the world are vulnerably employed. Labour markets are distinguished in formal and informal sectors. Workers who do not get jobs in formal sectors become the worker of the informal sector on account of their
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