Browsing by Author "Kazi Nazmul Huda"

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    Factors influencing positive work environment: a study on female workers of rmg sector in bangladesh
    (North South University, 2016-06) Kazi Nazmul Huda; Mohammad Mahboob Rahman
    Positive Work Environment (PWE) is a momentous issue for all kinds of organizations to ensure a quality workplace that adds essential value to the manufacturing organizations such as Ready Made Garments (RMG). The primary purpose of this study is to explore the determining factors of PWE and their role in ensuring a supportive workplace for the female workers in RMG factories. The current study is based on primary data collected through structured questionnaire from 100 female workers working in RMG factories outside Chittagong Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh. Results found five significant factors namely Effective Work System Factor, Job Security Factor, Emotional Support factor, Workplace learning factor, and Work life balance factor that are able to explain 80.81% of variation to understand the concepts of positive work environment. The study also identified two variables namely Counseling and Grievance Management, which are the most influencing variables in ensuring PWE. The study also offered few managerial implications of applying and ensuring PWE in RMG sector to contribute more to national income
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    Perceptions of Workers on the Effectiveness of Health & Safety Training In the RMGs of Bangladesh: An Evaluation Subsequent to Rana Plaza Tragedy
    (North South University, 2018-12) Kazi Nazmul Huda; Rashed Mahmud Shakil; Dr. Mohammad Sirajul Islam; Mohammad Mahboob Rahman
    Health & Safety (H&S) training is one of the vital issues for an employee, organization, and the society at large. Effective evaluation of training programs ensures good governance and global standard H&S practice. Industrial catastrophe like Rana Plaza is an eye opening instance for this industry to rectify the previous malpractices related to H&S issue. This study evaluates the performance of H&S training programs considering the opinion of 200 RMG workers of 10 factories located outside the export processing zone of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Findings of the study were also validated through the opinions of ten experts in the field of H&S. From the study it is revealed that the sample RMG factories made a significant progress in maintaining the regularity of H&S training program and the workers felt engaged at the time of training. Overall learning of the workers is found good in terms of comprehension and competency. The sample RMGs are still struggling to arrange and maintain a good training environment for their workers. Recommendations like hiring ex civil defense professionals as trainer and arranging modern training materials and equipment were emphasized to overcome the limitations of H&S training programs.