Abstract:
Most garment workers in Dhaka city live in inhuman conditions in the informal
settlements under poverty and in a very unhealthy and miserable condition; and
within this filthy situation they are paying almost half of their earnings as rent.
These are the people who contribute to the success of garment economy in
Bangladesh. Yet their role in the economy and their rights are overlooked by the
government and the garment owners. Among these, habitation and lack of domestic
spaces is one of the major concern. A widespread negligence towards the RMG
worker’s housing need inhibit the prospect of finding a viable solution to this
problem. Public housing schemes hardly cater for the RMG workers, and its limited
provisions are grossly inadequate. Given this background, this paper has conducted
a research work on the existing habitation need of the RMG workers and at the end
of the study, some initial recommendations have been placed to improve the present
conditions of the garment worker’s housing and their situation related with
habitation, domestic spaces and spaces surrounding their living areas.
