Garments Industry of Bangladesh
Introduction:
Garment
industries are the kind of employment that removes the unemployment problem to a
great extent. It not only eradicates the unemployment problem but also earns a lot
of foreign currency. So, it is a great source of national income. It provides
ample jobs, especially to our women folk, and helps us to enhance national
progress by making the economic foundation strong.
What the garment industry means: It is a large-scale industry for making
garments/dresses. The garment industry is generally located in a building in
which shorts, shirts, trousers, pants, and sweaters are sewn. Mainly women in
our country are the workers in the garment industries. Seamstresses are greater
in number than tailors.
Removal
of unemployment problem: Lacs of women is employed in our garment
industries. Many workers, especially women are employed in these industries. The garment industry
saves lacs of people from the curse of poverty by employing them in it. It
removes the unemployment problem of the people and offers them economic
emancipation. This removal of unemployment brings peace and tranquility to our
nation.
Uses
of garment industries: The prospect of garment industries
knows no bounds at present. A lot of people maintain livelihoods serving in this
industry. The products of these garment industries have a worldwide market. The
garments have a great demand in many developed countries of the world. Our
garments have a monopoly regarding the market in those countries. Thus garment
industries bring a lot of foreign currency into our country. They are prospective
both for the individuals and for the nation as a whole.
Cheap
labour cost: The labour cost in our country is cheaper
than that of other countries. So, it is easy to set up garment industries
in plenty in Bangladesh. So, our government earns much foreign exchange at very low expenses. Factory owners pay the workers very low wages. Many women
join the industries to face the challenge of life. Without sitting at home
uselessly they join the garment factories and get some money for maintaining
their livelihood. There is a bright future for garment factories in
Bangladesh.
Turning
manpower into an asset: Bangladesh is a populous country
where a lot of people are unemployed. Unskilled people in our country are
engaged in agriculture for a certain period of the year. Most of the women who
are housewives only are liabilities. Nowadays they are not liabilities.
After the introduction of the garment industry, many people have become assets.
They are no more burdens of our society. Women of our country are not burdens
on the shoulders of their husbands. Garment industries have made them self-reliant.
The exploitation of workers: The helpless women serve as workers in the
garment industries. Sometimes the garment workers are tortured. They are
ill-paid. The owners of mills and factories exploit their manpower by paying
them low wages. They are teased on the way to their working places and also on
their way home. The illiterate people of our country cannot take it easy. The
manpower of the workers is not properly utilized.
Conclusion:
The
garment workers are skilled ones. Their manpower should be properly utilized.
Rules and regulations should be adopted to maintain their rights and to stop
their exploitation. The economic condition of both the individuals and the
nation depends on garment industries. The expansion of the industry is necessary
for the prosperity of our country. There should be a permanent contract between
the importing countries and Bangladesh so that our country may not be
exploited. The exporting condition should be exploitation free.
