Ensuring job security of the worker who discloses the non compliance of the safety and security measure A recent study, conducted on 256 workers by CARE Bangladesh, revealed that around 39% of them believe high posts are allotted only for men, while 40% identified misbehaviour of supervisors as the reason behind their dissatisfaction at work. The study also showed that 79% of workers were employed without an appointment letter and 75% live in unhealthy conditions. The study also concluded that 42% of labourers experienced a fire incident at least once during their career. 62 The RMG factories operating in the export processing zones (EPZs) are officially outside the scope of the BNA, 2006 and system of labour management relations. Overall, the entire industry seems to be particularly affected by the lack of safe and sound industrial relations and collective bargaining proceeding towards a downwards spiral of lack of recognition of workers' rights which is neither economically nor socially sustainable.63 Usually it is found that the workers do not disclose any fault in the safety and security measure of their factories as in this case they may be fired from the job by the employers. As a result most often the inspector fails to identify the fault. To deal with this problem there should have a provision providing that the worker who discloses any such fault shall not be fired from his job under any circumstances. Inspectors also should use ‘Observation Method’ to collect information. When they interview workers, workers become worried about their job and do not provide accurate information. If Inspectors use observation method to gather information, the output will be biasfree. Empirical output and recommendation Though 50% of the workers feel that they are satisfied with present safety situations, remaining 50% are either somewhat satisfied or not satisfied. Most of the workers think that their feeling of safety depends on strength of factory structure and accidents like fire. Around 56% of the 62 Tazlina Zamila Khan, ‗Female RMG workers stress education to attain full potentials‘ , Dhaka Tribune (March 10, 2014), available at http://www.dhakatribune.com/education/2014/mar/10/female-rmg-workers-stress-educationattain-full-potentials#sthash.L8I85PYv.pOfxbbK1.dpuf, last accessed 4 June 2014. 63 See link at <https://erecruit.ilo.org/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?jobinfo_uid_c=28740&vaclng=en>, accessed on June 2, 2014.

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