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Livelihood Status of Women Workers in Shrimp Sector at South Western Region in Bangladesh

Nasrin Nahar Begum
Food and Nutrition Department, KCC Women’s College, Khulna, Bangladesh

Md. Nazrul Islam Khan
Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Sk. Shafiqur Rahman
District Fisheries Officer, Department of Fisheries (DoF), Jessore, Bangladesh

Sheikh Nazrul Islam
Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

In Bangladesh, women are engaging in shrimp sector to support themselves and their family as well. Current study was designed to study the socio-economic and hygienic status of the women working in shrimp sector (employee) in South Western region in Bangladesh (N=150). The study also selected women who are not working in shrimp sector (non-employee) in the same community (N=75) to evaluate impacts of shrimp industry on women. In socio-economic background analysis of the women, medium household size (46% and 65.3%), primary education level (63.3% and 48%), married (79.3% and 97.3%), drinking tube-well water (93.3 % and 92%) and polli electric facility (77.3% and 84%) was dominant in both cases. Average monthly household income and expenditure was found better among the employees (9235 ± 4042 Tk and 765 5± 3032 Tk, respectively) than the non-employees (9068 ± 3113 Tk and 7208 ± 2147 Tk, respectively). In summary, the study observed and suggesting that life style and hygienic condition is better among the women engaged in shrimp sector than the non- employee in the same community.

Keywords: Hygiene, Life style, Shrimp sector, Women workers

Location: South-western region of Bangladesh

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Shrimp

Objectives:

1.To study livelihood status of the women has involved in shrimp industry.

2.To understand the current socioeconomic status of women working and contributing in commercial shrimp sector

Methodology:

Study site and primary data collection: The survey was conducted among the women working in shrimp industries in South-western region of Bangladesh. To understand the scenario the study surveyed 150 employed women and 75 non-employed women. The respondents were selected randomly from the shrimp processing plants. We conducted semi-structured questionnaire survey at respondents’ home and direct observation to collect primary data from women labourers. Secondary data collection: Secondary data was collected from journals, textbooks and newspapers published in Bengali and English language. Government organizations (GOs) and non-government organizations (NGOs) located in the study area were also visited to collect secondary data. Statistical analyses: Raw data, collected from the field, were processed by removing illegal codes, reducing logical inconsistencies, dropping improbabilities and by solving ambiguities. Survey data and laboratory data were tabulated and analyzed using MS Excel 2010 and MS Word 2010 (Microsoft Corporation, USA).

Source of Information: Res. Agric. Livest. Fish. Vol. 5, No. 3, December 2018 : 391-397.

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Achievement/Findings:

Our study found that, employee women lead a better life than non-employee since livelihood levels and standards are influenced by income level, education and social changes. The new knowledge would help to formulate strategies and policies to address the major constraints to improve the lifestyle of the community. The study recommend to develop appropriate tool to improve socioeconomic status of shirmp sector women certainly offer an improved option and add a significant value to the sector. Policy makers and regulatory agencies would be benefited from being better informed regarding the livelihood and hygiene information of shrimp industry women. More research and effective actions should be implemented to train the women in order to improve their working efficiency for better production and life style.

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