Dhaka, March 13 -- A recent report showed that the number of women workers in the country's readymade garment (RMG) industry continued to decline and stood at 54% in 2021.

Caring for children was cited as the main reason for leaving the garment industry followed by pregnancy and discrimination for being pregnant, age appropriateness, difficulty in balancing work and home responsibilities and working conditions including harassment, violence, long working hours and low salaries.

The report, titled "The declining women workers in the Bangladesh RMG industry", was the result of a research jointly conducted by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), GIZ and Brac University, funded by the Sustainable Textile Initiative: Together for Change (St...