Sifullah Md Khaled, Sohel Md Salman, Hossain Sarker Md Fouad, Islam Muhaiminul, Ahmad Maruf, Rahman Md Motiur
Department of Development Studies, Daffodil International University, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
Department of Organization Strategy and Leadership, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2023 Oct 12;9(10):e20950. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20950. eCollection 2023 Oct.
The current study seeks to explore the vulnerabilities typically encountered by female migrants in the informal sector in Dhaka city. It used a qualitative research approach, purposively selecting four areas from Dhaka city. Twenty-five semi-structured in-depth interviews during eight months of participant observation were conducted to accomplish the study objective. The authors used the capability approach theory to elucidate the phenomenon of vulnerability experienced by female migrants in the informal sector. The thematic data analyses were performed using the Granheim approach and NVivo 12 software. The findings of this study suggest that migrant women who work on the street face a number of significant challenges. These challenges include sexual assault and harassment, social stigma and cultural barriers, financial obstacles, and extortion and bribery. The authors recommend that governments provide access to state credits, social security, health insurance, and other forms of social protection for informal sector workers. The finding revealed that informal workers are often excluded from these essential benefits, making it difficult for such workers to expand their businesses or have a safety net in case of illness, unemployment, or other shocks.
当前的研究旨在探索达卡市非正规部门中女性移民通常遇到的脆弱性。它采用了定性研究方法，从达卡市有目的地选取了四个区域。在八个月的参与观察期间进行了25次半结构化深度访谈，以实现研究目标。作者运用能力方法理论来阐释非正规部门中女性移民所经历的脆弱性现象。使用格兰海姆方法和NVivo 12软件进行了主题数据分析。本研究的结果表明，街头工作的移民妇女面临一些重大挑战。这些挑战包括性侵犯和骚扰、社会耻辱和文化障碍、经济障碍以及敲诈勒索和贿赂。作者建议政府为非正规部门工人提供获得国家信贷、社会保障、医疗保险和其他形式社会保护的机会。研究结果显示，非正规工人往往被排除在这些基本福利之外，这使得这类工人难以扩大业务或在生病、失业或遭遇其他冲击时拥有安全保障。
