Abstract
Garments sector is the leading employment generator and single biggest export earner for Bangladesh. This sector drives our domestic growth and enhances goodwill to international community. This study aims at exploring the level of job satisfaction among female garments workers, identifying workplace and other factors influencing job satisfaction. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 307 female workers who working in a selected garment factory of Bangladesh, located in Bokran, Monipur, Gazipur. Data were collected through face to face interview using a semi-structured questionnaire consisting socio-demographic and personal information and short form of Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire. For descriptive statistics –frequency, percentage, mean, median, standard deviation (SD) was used. Chi square, ANOVA, Independent t test, Pearson’s correlation test, Logistic regression were performed to observed the relationship between level of job satisfaction and socio-demographic variables. Among the 307 respondents, 27% (83) had high degree of satisfaction (score= >75) and 73% (224) had average level of satisfaction (score 26-74). General, intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction of respondent have a significant linear relationship. The garments industry is considered as an emerging sector in Bangladesh and all stakeholders should pay their kind concentration for the satisfaction of readymade garments workers.
Keywords: Level of Job Satisfaction, Female Garment Workers, Bangladesh.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Irin Hossain, Dr Ashekur Rahman Mullick
National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i10.01
