Herausgeber_in: Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), Stop Child Labour
Autor_in: Martje Theuws, Virginia Sandjojo, Emma Vogt
Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsrechtsverletzungen, Arbeitszeiten, Asia Floor Wage, Bangladesch, Befragung, Einkaufspraktiken, Gewerkschaft, Kinderarbeit, Kinderrechte, Lebensstandard, Lohn, Unternehmen und Menschenrechte
Kurzbeschreibung:
The Stop Child Labour Coalition commissioned the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) tcarry out this research intwage levels and working conditions in the export-oriented garment industry in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The research specifically looks intthe relationship between wages and working conditions of adult workers and the extent twhich their children attend school or are engaged in paid/unpaid work. The objective of the research was tassess how the wages and working conditions of adult workers in export-oriented garment factories affect workers’ abilities tmeet basic needs, including housing, food and education. The aim is tanswer the following questions: Are the wages of adult garment workers sufficient tcover their family’s basic needs, including schooling costs for their children? Are the children of garment workers engaged in paid work in order tadd tthe family income sthat the family’s basic needs are covered? Are children of garment workers engaged in any unpaid work (e.g. household work)? If the children of garment workers dnot attend school, what are the reasons for this?
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Umfang: 74 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Zielgruppe: Erwachsene
Medien: Hintergrundinformationen
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