Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str.7-11, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context", Heidelberg University, Voßstr. 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany.
Health Place. 2013 Nov;24:123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.09.004. Epub 2013 Sep 18.
Bangladesh is one of the leading exporters of ready-made garments (RMG) worldwide producing at very low cost almost exclusively for Western markets. Empirical evidence on psychologically adverse working conditions and their association with health in the RMG setting remains sparse. Drawing on insights from previous ethnographic research, we conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study among 332 RMG workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. High work-related demands and poor interpersonal resources represented key components of work stress and were important determinants of poor health. The key work stress components observed in this study partly differed from those identified in Western work place settings.
孟加拉国是全球领先的成衣（RMG）出口国之一，以极低的成本生产服装，几乎完全面向西方市场。关于 RMG 环境中不良心理工作条件及其与健康的关联的经验证据仍然很少。本研究基于先前人种学研究的见解，在孟加拉国达卡对 332 名 RMG 工人进行了横断面流行病学研究。高工作相关需求和较差的人际关系资源是工作压力的主要组成部分，也是健康状况不佳的重要决定因素。本研究中观察到的主要工作压力组成部分与西方工作场所环境中确定的部分有所不同。
