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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT



Worker’s Health and Productivity 


Author(s): Mohammad Alam Tareque, Jack Edward Effron

Citation: Mohammad Alam Tareque, Jack Edward Effron, (2018)" Worker’s Health and Productivity," American Journal of Management, Vol. 18, Iss. 2, pp. 70-79

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Turnover and absenteeism are common in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) factories of Bangladesh,
causing reduced productivity. Illness is the main cause. This is a study of projects in this industry which raise women workers’ health awareness. The objective of this study was to find out whether such projects: (1) increase the productivity of garment workers and (2) have a positive return on investment. In fact, productivity increased through reduced absenteeism, improved quality of work, reduced “throwbacks” to re-sew garments, reduced requests for early lunch out or leave, and ultimately, reduced turnover. With minimal initial investment, such projects have a significant Return on Investment (ROI).