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Bangladesh Garment Sector & Global Chain

The presented information reveals that the tendency of low labour charges is the key reason for the transfer of garment manufacturing in Bangladesh. The practice initiated in late 1970s when the Asian Tiger nations were in quest of tactics to avoid the export quotas of Western countries. The garment units of Bangladesh are mainly relying on the ‘tiger’ nations for raw materials. Mediators in Asian Tiger nations build an intermediary between the textile units in their home countries, where the spinning and weaving go on, and the Bangladeshi units where the cloth is cut, sewn, ironed and packed into cartons for export. The same representatives of tiger nations discover the market for Bangladesh in several nations of the North. Large retail trading companies placed in the United States and Western Europe give most orders for Bangladeshi garment products. Companies like Marks and Spencers (UK) and C&A (the Netherlands) control capital funds, in proportion to which the capital of Bangladeshi owners is patience. Shirts manufactured in Bangladesh are sold in developed nations for five to ten times their imported price.

It is essential to identify the outcomes of the process of moving production from high pay to low pay nations for both developing and developed nations. It is a bare fact that most of the Third World nations are now on the way to industrialisation. In this procedure, workers are working under unfavourable working environment – minimal wages, unhealthy place of work, lack of security, no job guarantee, forced labour etc.

The route of globalisation is full of ups and downs for the developing nations. Relocations of comparatively mobile, blue-collar production from industrialized to developing nations, in some circumstances, can have troublesome effects on social life if – in the absence of efficient planning and talks between international organisations and the government and/or organisations of the host nation – the transferred action encourages urban-bound relocation and its span of stay is short. Another negative result is that the rise in employment and/or income is not expected to be satisfactorily large and extensive to lessen inequality. In connection with the negative results of relocation of manufacturing on employment in developed countries, we realize that in comparatively blue-collar industries, the growing imports from developing nations lead to unavoidable losses in employment. It is held that development of trade with the South was a significant reason of the disindustrialisation of employment in the North over past few decades.

A research reveals that 90 percent of the garment employees went through illness or disease during the month before the interviews. Headache, anaemia, fever, chest, stomach, eye and ear pain, cough and cold, diarrhoea, dysentery, urinary tract infection and reproductive health problems were more common diseases. The garment factories gave bonus of different diseases to the employees for working. With a view to finding out a link between these diseases and industrial threats, health status of employees has been examined before and after coming in the garment work. At the end of examination, it was come out that about 75 percent of the garment workforce had sound health before they entered the garment factory. The reasons of health declines were industrial threats, unfavourable working environment, and want of staff facilities, inflexible terms and conditions of garment employment, workplace pressure, and low wages. Different work-related threats and their influence on health forced employees to leave the job after few months of joining the factory; the average length of service was only 4 years.

The garment sector is disreputable for fires, which are said to have claimed over 200 lives in the past two years, though exact figures are tough to find. A shocking instance of absence of workplace safety was the fire in November 2000, in which almost 50 workers lost their lives in Narsingdi as exist doors were closed.

From the above analysis of working atmosphere of garment sector, we can state that the working environment of most of the Third World nations, particularly Bangladesh remind us of earlier development of garment industries in the First World nations. The state of employment in many (not necessarily) textiles and clothing units in the developing nations take us back to those set up in the nineteenth century in Europe and North America. The mistreatment of garment employees in the birth period of the development of US garment factories reviewed above is more or less same as it seen now in the Bangladesh garment industry. Can we state that garment employees of the Third World nations living in the 21st century? Is it a return of the Sweatshop?

In a way, the Western companies are guilty of pitiable working atmosphere in the garment sector. The developed nations want to make more profit and therefore, force the developing nations to cut down the manufacturing cost. In order to survive in the competition, most of the developing nations select immoral practices. By introducing inflexible terms and conditions in the business, the global economy has left few alternatives for the developing nations.

Top Travel Destinations of Bangladesh

Bangladesh has some incredible travel destinations which has mesmerized travelers for centuries. Theses travel destinations of Bangladesh are very unique in nature and visited by huge amount of tourists every year. Here are some of the outstanding travel destinations in Bangladesh where every tourist must go once in their life:

Cox’s Bazar – World’s Longest Sea Beach: The most prominent travel destination in Bangladesh is the world’s longest unbroken sandy sea beach of Cox’s Bazar. Another specialty about Cox’s Bazar is the unique combination of hills and sea beach. Which is why its natural scenario is amazing and is very hard to find anywhere in the world. That’s why it’s the most visited travel destination in Bangladesh.

Enchanting Saint Martin: Another stunning travel destination of Bangladesh is the Saint Martin’s Island. It’s very close to Cox’s Bazar placed in the lap of the Bay of Bengal. It’s the only coral island of the country with crystal clear blue water of the sea. In a moon lit night it turns into a fairy land like natural view that no one can’t forget.

Sundarbans – World’s Largest Mangrove Forest: Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest which is located in the south western part of Bangladesh and is one of the most desired tourists’ destinations in Bangladesh. Sundarbans is home to the majestic Royal Bengal Tigers and of Sunduri trees. It has a very rich variation of wild life and covered by a net of canals which makes the jungle one of the most gorgeous jungles of the world.

Sylhet – World’s Biggest Tea Garden: Sylhet of Bangladesh is place where world’s biggest tea garden is situated. It’s a place of hilly terrains covered with a green carpet and has a colorful cultural life of the various tribes live here. It also has some holy shrines which makes Sylhet craving place to the religious people. All in all it is one of the most desired travel destinations in Bangladesh.

Kuakata – The Daughter of the Sea: Kuakata is so blessed with nature that it is often called as the daughter of the sea. It is one of the rarest places on earth where sun rise and sun set both can be seen. Also it has some sea-shore forests which make it a charismatic place for the tourists to visit.





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