Book Chapter
The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Social and Emotional Well-Being of Women Garment Workers in Bangladesh
Nusrat Yeasmin Pushpo
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted global supply chains and worsened existing structural inequities faced by female readymade garment (RMG) workers in Bangladesh. This chapter examines the multidimensional impacts of the pandemic on female garment workers' mental health, social security, financial distress, workplace challenges, and emotional well-being.
Keywords
COVID-19
Women garment workers
Social well-being
Emotional health
Workplace insecurity
Bangladesh
Cite this publication
Nusrat Yeasmin Pushpo (2023). The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Social and Emotional Well-Being of Women Garment Workers in Bangladesh. CHREMIR, University of Chittagong.
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