garments workers in Bangladesh will be examined in the light of the international legal
framework, especially with the ILO Conventions dealing with the same agenda. The study
strives to explore in a bid to prove that if the garments workers are assured required security and
safety in his or her work, the productivity of the RMG sector as well as their personal wellbeing
will be improved paving the way for sustainability for all stakeholders. Another radiant purpose
of the study is to delve into the lacuna and dilemma of theoretical and practical part of the labour
law in Bangladesh with a view to propose necessary amendments and recommendations to
mitigate such problems in a congenial way.
3. Rationale of the Study
As RMG sector is the nucleus of the country’s economy, so carrying out study for further
upliftment of the sector is the demand of time to bring meaningful change removing ongoing
volatility in the industry. At present the garments sector of the country is arguably unstable
pointing out the necessity of in-depth study and analysis to heel it. Majority of the garments
workers are unhappy with their toilsome labour but the security and safety net in the working
place. The recent Rana plaza catastrophe and Tazreen fire tragedy with horrendous casualties
have added further justifiability to initiate and conduct research study centring this issue. In
addition, there is a dearth of notable study on the security and safety net of the garments workers
in the country. The current study is perceived to be a valuable addition in the existing literature
relating to the security and safety grid of the garments workers from the legal, equitable and
social aspect. Though the Government of Bangladesh has already amended its labour law in
2013 to make the law time-befitting, the question remains whether this amendment is enough in
terms of security and safety net of garments workers. These amendments will hopefully be
proved to be the first step towards fulfilling the Government’s obligation to the fundamental
rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining and to address the critical need to
uphold occupational safety and health. An initial review suggests that the amendments did
address some of the ILO’s specific concerns, while falling short of several important steps called
for by the ILO supervisory system to bring the law into conformity with ratified international
labour standards. Several provisions to improve workplace safety have now been included in the
law. The amendments were done aiming to protect the interests and rights of the workers and