CONTRIBUTION

OF WORKER IN
BANGLADESH
ECONOMY

MANSIB YAMAN AZAM MOJUMDER

READYMADE GARMENT (RMG) INDUSTRY
▪ RMG industry is now and industry of US$ 31 billion
(2020–2021) that accounts for 81.16 per cent of the
country’s total export revenue

▪ Around 4.4 million worker have been employed in this

industry
READYMADE GARMENT (RMG) INDUSTRY
▪ On covid-19 lockdown which was commenced on July
2020, the garments however was decided to be kept
open

▪ Garments worker had to join work by foot because public

transports had been shut off

▪ That helped to fulfill the gap which was around 7 billion

dollars in (2019-2020) from the previous fiscal year (2018-
2019).
Year Export of RMG Total Export of % of
(in billion) Bangladesh RMG’s
to total
export
2018-19 34133.27 40535.04 84.21
2019-20 27949.19 33674.09 83.00
2020-21 31456.73 38758.31 81.16
REMITTANCE – BANGLADESHI WORKERS ON ABROAD
▪ As of October 2021, the money sent home by
Bangladeshis working abroad amounted to $1.65 billion

▪ Several researches shows that there is an interconnected

relation between economic development and remittance

▪ Maximum remittance come from KSA, UAE, Qatar, Oman,

Bahrain, Kuwait etc.
AGRO EXPORT FROM BANGLADESH
▪ Bangladesh’s agro-products emerged as the second-
biggest export earner after apparel industry

▪ Agricultural product segments include tea, fresh produce,

tobacco, processed, spices and dry food.

▪ More than 60 companies are exporting foodstuffs like

biscuits, confectionaries, beverages and dry items like
puffed rice and chanachur to different South Asian,
Middle-Eastern, African, American and European regions
▪ In this way, farmworkers are contributing in Bangladesh
economy
 WORKERS ISSUE

➢ However workers safety measures had been questioned by

different entities many times

➢ On July 9, 2021, at least 52 workers died due to a massive

fire broke out in a juice factory.

➢ Since 2005, Bangladesh has seen at least nine major

industrial fires, including the one at June 9, 2021. Of these
fires, at least four involved the improper storage of
flammable chemicals.
 MAPPING MY FUTURE AFTER COMPLETING THIS COURSE

Observation To observe the existing labour laws closely and

relate it to the real world

Learning Issues To learn the issues workers are facing in their

workplace

To establish myself as a labour court practitioner

Associating in labour courts of Bangladesh
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Thank You