Women Workers

Women Workers

State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Md. Nurul Haque. Photo: Courtesy

Govt signs agreements with 22 law firms of 13 countries to protect women workers: Nurul Haque

He said the government operates two "safe homes" in Saudi Arabia with funding from the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment to protect women workers.

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Women platform workers struggling without basic protections, rights: Experts

A woman prepares betel leaves for sale at a street stall in Elephant Road, Dhaka—part of Dhaka’s vast informal economy where thousands of women like her endure heat, insecurity, and harassment to sustain their families. PHOTO: COURTESY

Neglected peacebuilders: Dhaka’s informal women workers

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Women-led orgs urge govt to ensure protection, dignity for women workers

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Inclusive growth: Gender equality and economic development in Bangladesh’s RMG sector - why aren’t there enough women in leadership?

Speakers at an event at BRAC INN, Dhaka on 22 December 2024. Photo: Courtesy

Speakers call for safer workplaces, gender justice for women in RMG sector

Once the backbone of the industry, women's share in the RMG workforce has dropped from over 80% at the time of the sector's inception in the 1980s to 53% in 2023. Photo: TBS

Women are leaving the RMG labour force. What are the long-term implications?

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Women workers in RMG sector decreasing: report

BGMEA president. Photo: Al Jazeera

BGMEA condemns Guardian article 'defaming' RMG women workers

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Women can do it all. But should women do it all?

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75% women workers of DEPZ factories mentally, verbally harassed

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70% of women who lost jobs in pandemic return to work: World Bank study

24 Bangladeshi women rescued from captivity in KSA

24 Bangladeshi women rescued from captivity in KSA