Empowering the ready-made garment workers of Dhaka
For this vulnerable group living in informal urban settlements, the production line is often the only system in their lives that works efficiently.
Most of the clothes we wear today are mass-produced by ready-made garment (RMG) workers – many of them women. Yet despite their crucial contribution to both national and global economies, most of these workers lack access to essential services like healthcare, financial services and legal advice. The infrastructure of their communities is often poor and there are limited opportunities for career advancement. This project seeks to answer the question: How can RMG workers and the urban poor get access to essential services?
Our partner, BRAC, is working in RMG clusters around Dhaka through a combination of on- and offline services with awareness-building, community outreach and mobilisation, training and partnerships. It is improving the lives of RMG workers and the urban poor based in these informal settlements by empowering them and facilitating community cohesion.
To ensure the project's lasting success, our partner for this project is engaging with local government, industry, non-government organisations and people in the communities, encouraging all stakeholders to work with transparency and accountability. We plan to extend the work and connect it to our existing educational programmes to further support the children of RMG workers.
Improving the lives of workers living in informal urban settlements through a mixture of partnerships and services.