Hasanat Alamgir

Dr Hasanat Alamgir directs the Doctoral Program in Health Policy and Management at New York Medical College, New York. He has led and published several research studies on Bangladeshi garment workers, and also evaluated the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety's fire safety training programmes.

Garment workers health care

Health issues of RMG workers need attention

2 April 2019
Garment workers have received a fair share of attention over the last few years due to their poor working conditions, low wages and benefits, and inadequate facilities at their factories of employment.
2 April 2019
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The daily adversities of garments workers

28 March 2019
The boom of export-oriented garment business created jobs for millions of mostly young female workers in Bangladesh, many of who moved from rural areas to urban centres like Dhaka.
28 March 2019
maternal health of garment workers

How do we improve maternal health of garment workers?

18 March 2019
The influx of millions of female workers to work at the garment factories has created unique health challenges, issues and needs that have mostly remained unstudied and unaddressed.
18 March 2019