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Sweatshops In Bangladesh Case Study

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1. Introduction

Sweatshops in Bangladesh had contributed a portion to its export economy. It had also created many job opportunities to the locals. Sweatshops help to generate incomes for them to survive and allow them to earn a living. However, workers are often under paid and have to work long hours in hazardous environment. Sometimes, it could even be life threatening to their lives. The human race are treated unfairly and often get mistreated. With this blooming industry in Bangladesh, it led to many potential and existing issues such as child labour, poor working environment that threaten human safety. In the light of business ethic, Kant’s theory of “good will’ is being confronted in the dilemma of rights and wrongs of sweatshops. …show more content…

Source for all other data: Understanding Children's Work Project's analysis of statistics from LFS Survey, 2005-2006.

Source extracted from the website http://www.unicef.org/bangladesh/Child_labour

2.2 Safety Issue

The main purpose for setting up factories in developing countries such as Bangladesh is the advantage of the low labour cost. To cut down the labour cost, many factories often operate in low run-down buildings with poor safety measures and poor working conditions. It was hazardous environment for the workers.

The Guardian (2013) reports that nearly 800 people have been injured in Bangladesh in the last 12 months and these cases are unreported fires in the garment and textile industry. But it could be possible that many more accidents may not be reported and the injuries figure could be higher. The lack of adequate fire alarms, fire escape exits, fire aid and fire-fighting equipment make it even a more dangerous place to work in. It shows that working in an unsafe environment is life threatening to the people. In order to survive they are left with no choice but to risk their life daily to work in the hazardous

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