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The relevance of sharing information
May 12 18 | Case study
Ziah was born in a poor family of a village in Phultala Upazila. Ziah’s father is a day laborer and she was one of three children. When Ziah was 15 years old, she fell in love with a boy from the same village who was unemployed. Shortly after getting married, misery and sorrow began to […]
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Strongest mother
May 12 18 | Case study
Yamha 34 years old is an ordinary housewife like other girls who was married early and made a family. She has 4 children two of which are adolescents. After giving birth to her youngest child her husband left and remarried with another lady. After his departure she had no way to sustain herself and her […]
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Unity in Numbers
May 12 18 | Case study
In on area of Dhaka one partner NGO has 2 worker’s groups made up of workers from one garments factory in Dhaka. Group members shared with NGO staff that their factory management has not been paying workers’ yearly leave encashment when the payment was due by January 2018. In the mid- February 2018 all workers […]
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Sick leave is every worker’s right
May 12 18 | Case study
Rimi is a member of a worker’s group. She has been working in a garments factory for about 3 years as an operator. For one week she was suffering from a high fever. She asked the factory management for sick leave; however, the factory management did not grant it to her. As Rimi’s fever worsened […]
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Happily employed
May 12 18 | Case study
Nayani’s parents moved into a small single room in Dhaka soon after their marriage. Nayani’s father started working as a helper in a bus and her mother found employment as a housemaid. However, upon becoming pregnant with Nayani she was forced to leave the job. Once Nayani turned 2 her parents jointly decided that Nayani’s […]
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A “family school”
May 12 18 | Case study
Mitrajit’s parents lived in the village before marriage but moved to Dhaka in search of work. Mitrajit’s father started driving rickshaws and his mother became a housewife. Recently, Mitrajit’s father changed his profession; he works at a tea stand with his mother worked as a shop assistant. Mitrajit has an elder brother, as well as […]
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Working with no worries
Apr 12 18 | Case study
Hira is an only child. Hira’s parents have been living in Dhaka for about 11 years. At the beginning of their marriage Hira’s father did his job properly. During this time he used to care for the entire family with the revenue he made as a rickshaw driver. Before Hira’s birth, Hira’s mother went to […]
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From pain and sadness to an independent life
Apr 12 18 | Case study
Sayali had lived a life full of many difficulties. Her mother passed away when she was in 5th grade, her father swiftly remarried and Sayali was abused and mistreated by her stepmother. These hardships made up most of her adolescent life. ‘I was an adolescent. As I was unable to find any other options I decided […]
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As the grandmother’s care!
Feb 20 18 | Case study
Naim is an only child. When Naim was very young, his parents came to Dhaka in search of work. Soon after his grandmother joined the family to care for him, so that both parents could search for work. Both parents successfully found employment, Naim’s father in a garments factory, while his mother started working as […]
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Working without any worry
Feb 20 18 | Case study
Sidra is a 2.4 years old girl. Her mother, moved from Sylhet six months ago. Sidra’s father did not take responsibility for the family which forced her mother to displace the family in search of livelihood. Upon moving across the country, Sidra’s mother began to search for work. Her father however, spent time sleeping or […]
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