Heat impacts on health and productivity: the case of two ready-made garment factories in tropical Bangladesh
This qualitative study identified how heat exposure in indoor work environments of RMG in Bangladesh influences health of workers and how productivity is influenced directly by heat but also indirectly via necessary cooling measures to reduce heat strain that take workers away from the production line. Despite knowledge of access to hydration as an important heat health risk mitigation strategy, quota pressures inherent in these factories restrict the use of this vital measure.
Authors
- Mahbubur Rahman
- Shannon Rutherford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5851-2987)
- Farzana Yeasmin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-7452)
- Fahmida Tofail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2301-9196)
- Fahim Tonmoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0963-112X)
- Aaron J. E. Bach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-5018)
- Jean Palutikof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5248-6925)
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- Deloitte (United States) (US)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental and Occupational Health Practice
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1539/eohp.2024-0009
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- Griffith University