The manufacturing sector currently contributes 17 per cent of the value added to the country’s GDP as well as 90 per cent of exports. However, as is well-known, low-skilled and labour-intensive segment in the manufacturing sector still plays a significant part in the economic wellbeing of Bangladesh. Although only about 15 per cent of the country’s employment comes from this sector, it has made significant contribution towards bringing women into the labour force and is generating employment opportunities in an economy where large segments of workers remain self-employed. In fact, almost half of urban working women below the age […]
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