Understanding domestic workers protection & welfare policy and evaluating its applications to managing human resources of informal sector in Bangladesh

Type Journal Article - Journal of Asian Business Strategy
Title Understanding domestic workers protection & welfare policy and evaluating its applications to managing human resources of informal sector in Bangladesh
Author(s)
Volume 6
Issue 12
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
Page numbers 2225-2246
URL http://www.aessweb.com/pdf-files/1-286-6(12)2016-JABS-246-266.pdf
Abstract
The aim of this article is to give insights on Domestic Workers
Protection and Welfare Policy (DWPWP)-2015 of Bangladesh.
It also studied the level of application of the policy and
awareness. The methodology of the article is both quantitative
and qualitative. In view to evaluate application level, a
structured questionnaire has been executed among 150 families
of Dhaka City. All respondents are from household family as a
key stakeholder. Each set consist of 12 specific questions in
accordance with the key provision of the policy. Responses from
all families have properly and adequately received. The finding
shows that 80% of employers are complying pre-negotiations
and fixation of workers salary, provided leave and recreation
facilities as per employment condition. In other findings, poor
media coverage, Illiteracy of workers, poverty of workers,
supports of the social community, Absence of basic awareness
course are most important factors behind the lack of awareness
about the policy and its applications. Descriptive statistical tools
i.e. percentile methods, mean, standard deviations used to show
the scenario of application of the policy. Finally, efforts have
been given to align the subject matter of the policy with core
functions and perspectives of human resources management
with identification of some problems and recommendations.

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