Situation of Child Domestic Workers in Bangladesh

Emadul Islam; Khaled Mahmud; Naziza Rahman

Situation of Child Domestic Workers in Bangladesh

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¶ University of Dhaka

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This study examines the situation of child domestic workers and attitude of child specialist about child domestic work towards ILO new standards of decent work for domestic workers among 120 child domestic workers in five selected areas of Dhaka city and 15 child specialists from five different groups. The study has been employed both qualitative and quantitative method. Findings of this study revealed that the education level of child domestic workers is very poor and the major portion (79.2 per cent) has no access to non formal education. The promising things were found by the study that (75.83 per cent) child domestic workers wish to go school and continue their study. Almost all (73.3 per cent) did not get any full day off during the week and (21.7 per cent) CDWs get rest breaks 3-4 hours and alarming thing is found that (19.2 per cent) did not get any opportunity to take rest during the day. For the nature of invisibility and exploitative situation of child domestic workers almost all child specialist agreed that child domestic work is a modern form of slavery. For ensuring the decent work for child domestic workers and eliminating the worst form of child domestic work study recommend both Government and Nongovernment organizations collaboration in taking actions.

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Khaled Mahmud, Emadul Islam, Naziza Rahman. 2014. "Situation of Child Domestic Workers in Bangladesh". Global Journal of Management and Business Research - B: Economic & Commerce GJMBR-B Volume 13 (GJMBR Volume 13 Issue 40 (B7)).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJMBR

Print ISSN 0975-5853

e-ISSN 2249-4588

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child domestic workers child protection Education ilo standards

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GJMBR-B Classification JEL Code: O10

Submission ReceivedDecember 6, 2012
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Accepted January 2, 2013
Published November 21, 2013

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Total Score: 103

Country: Bangladesh

Subject: Global Journal of Management and Business Research - B: Economic & Commerce

Authors: Emadul Islam, Khaled Mahmud, Naziza Rahman (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

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