Safety Issues of Female Workers of Garment Industry in Gazipur District, Bangladesh

Abstract

We study the prevalence of safety hazards of female worker of the garment industry in Gazipur district, Bangladesh. This study focused on two sub-districts, Sreepur and Kaliakoir, of Gazipur district. Data for this study were collected from 100 female garment workers of the district. This study observes female workers in the industry consistently suffer from a wide range of safety hazards, such simple cut injury and fire incidences at the workplace. This study also analyses the causes and measures to solve the health issues of female garment workers of Gazipur district.