Autor_in: Sabina Lawreniuk, Laurie Parsons

Herausgeber_in: CARE Australia

Kurzbeschreibung:

This report presents the findings of a large-scale, nationally representative survey of sexual harassment in the Cambodian garment industry. It combines quantitative survey data from 1,287 workers across 52 factories, with 25 qualitative interviews and 9 focus groups conducted in a variety of different living and working environments. Specifically, the objectives of the study were to:

1. Estimate the prevalence of sexual harassment reported by female and male workers
2. Estimate the annual cost of productivity lost to the garment industry due to sexual harassment affecting its workers by estimating indirect costs of turnover, absenteeism and presenteeism (direct and indirect tangible costs)

3. Examine the harmful negative effects of sexual harassment experienced by female and male workers

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 94

Sprache: Englisch

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Autor_in: Kausar Parvin, Mahfuz Al Mamun, Andrew Gibbs, Rachel Jewkes, Ruchira Tabassum Naved

Herausgeber_in: Assel Terlikbayeva, Columbia University, Kasachstan

Kurzbeschreibung:

The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is high (54%) in Bangladesh. Moreover, female garment workers report higher rates of IPV and are also vulnerable to workplace violence (WPV). Experience of violence puts women at increased risk of developing depressive symptoms, which are related with low self-esteem, lower life satisfaction and lower productivity. To our knowledge, there has been no previous research on depression among female garment workers and its connections to IPV and WPV in Bangladesh. This paper aims to address this gap by studying the relationship of IPV, WPV and depression among female garment workers.

This study shows the pathways through which experience of IPV and WPV lead to development of depressive symptoms among female garment workers. The link between women’s ability to mobilize resources with self-esteem and work-related stress indicates the need for socio-economic empowerment of women and may suggest that combined intervention to address IPV and women’s empowerment could be successful in dealing with WPV and mental health. 

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Umfang: -

Sprache: Englisch

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Autor_in: Chloé Bailey

Herausgeber_in: The Freedom Fund

Kurzbeschreibung:

Of the 40 million people trapped in modern slavery today, 70 percent of them are women and girls. Every day across the globe, millions of women and girls are used, controlled and exploited for commercial or personal gain. They are trafficked into the sex industry, kept in servitude as domestic workers in private homes, forced to work in exploitative conditions in factories and bonded into agricultural labour. They suffer terrible violence and are denied their basic rights and freedoms.

Our report, “Her freedom, her voice: Insights from the Freedom Fund’s work with women and girls “, draws on insights from our last four years working in countries with a high burden of slavery. The report identifies promising approaches to tackle this scourge, and highlights priorities for further research and investment.

The Freedom Fund has sought to identify and invest in the most effective frontline efforts to eradicate slavery. Across ‘hotspots’ in Ethiopia, India and Nepal we are supporting frontline NGOs to tackle the risks and vulnerabilities that communities face, including the specific vulnerabilities faced by women and girls. From building rights awareness and keeping girls in school, to opening up new economic opportunities and improving conditions in the workplace, our local partners are working to help women and girls protect themselves from slavery, address the root causes of their exploitation, recover from trauma, prosecute those who abuse them and activate government to take responsibility. 

Globally, more research and sharing of knowledge is needed on the most effective frontline strategies to address the gender dimensions of slavery. In an effort to contribute to this knowledge, this report draws together lessons from Freedom Fund-supported interventions to date.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Umfang: 36 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Autor_in: Ruchira Naved, Tabassum Rahman, Samantha Willan, Rachel Jewkes, Andrew Gibbs

Schlagwörter: Bangladesch, Bekleidungsindustrie, Frauen, Frauen in der Bekleidungsindustrie, Gewalt, Heimarbeit, Interviews, sexuelle Belästigung, Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz

Kurzbeschreibung:
The ways in which women's engagement in paid work shapes their experiences of violence in the home and workplace is widely debated, particularly in Bangladesh, but rarely considered together. We undertook 23 in-depth interviews with female garment workers living in slums in Bangladesh, and nine interviews with key informants (factory managers and supervisors, male workers, and employees from non-governmental organisations). Data came from two studies conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh – the first between August and September 2011 and the second between June and August 2015 - and were analysed using thematic analysis. In both settings, women experienced similar forms of violence, including emotional, physical, sexual, and economic, although from different perpetrators. Despite violence in the home and violence in the workplace typically being considered separately, we identify four overlaps between them. First, violence in both settings is shaped by how patriarchal norms and structures of institutions intersect with institutions economic structures. Second, dominant representations of female garment workers as sex workers or sexually promiscuous enables violence against them. Third, economic violence is used as a way to control and limit women's autonomy. Fourth, women develop strategies to continue working and maximize the benefits of work for themselves. Finally, we suggest how interventions could work to prevent violence in the home and workplace.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 150 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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Herausgeber: Fair Wear Foundation, SAVE, Cividep (India), AMRF Society, Awaj Foundation (Bangladesh)

Schlagwörter:  Indien, Frauenrechte, Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz

Kurzbeschreibung:
60% of women workers report harassment and abuse at work in India and Bangladesh.  Learn more about common problems, and what apparel brands are doing to help reduce and prevent workplace violence.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2013

Umfang: 17 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Medien:  Hintergrundinformationen

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