বাংলাদেশের নারী গৃহকর্মীদের কর্মপরিস্থিতি ও অধিকার: ইসলামী দিক-নির্দেশনা | Working Conditions and Rights of Women Domestic Workers in Bangladesh: Islamic Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.58666/iab.v19i73.240Keywords:
Women Domestic Workers, Working Conditions, Rights, Abuse, Islamic Guidelines., নারী গৃহকর্মী, কর্মপরিস্থিতি, অধিকার, নির্যাতন, ইসলামী দিক-নির্দেশনাAbstract
A significant part of the working class is women domestic workers, who work tirelessly to perform household tasks for their employers for low wages. In Bangladesh, women domestic workers are not getting the status and rights they deserve, there are regular reports of abuse of domestic workers. Though this group of workers engaged in the informal sector occupies a significant place in the labour market of Bangladesh they are not recognized. Since Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country, it is possible to establish the rights of domestic workers if people can be encouraged by promoting Islamic guidelines. Islam is a comprehensive way of life and it lays down effective principles regarding the rights of domestic workers. The purpose of this article is to explore the existing working conditions and rights of women domestic workers in Bangladesh and elucidate the Islamic guidelines in this context. It examines the issue using content analysis following the descriptive-analytical method. This research has revealed that women domestic workers are not receiving their due status as workers in Bangladesh. Establishing a robust legislative framework based on Islamic guidelines will ensure the desired outcome in this scenario.
সারসংক্ষেপ : শ্রমিক সমাজের উল্লেখযোগ্য একটা অংশ নারী গৃহকর্মী, যারা অক্লান্ত পরিশ্রম করে স্বল্প মজুরির বিনিময়ে নিয়োগকর্তার গৃহস্থালি কর্ম সম্পাদন করে। বাংলাদেশে নারী গৃহকর্মী তাদের প্রাপ্য মর্যাদা ও অধিকার পাচ্ছে না, নিয়মিত গৃহকর্মী নির্যাতনের সংবাদ পাওয়া যাচ্ছে। অপ্রাতিষ্ঠানিক খাতে নিয়োজিত এই শ্রমিকগোষ্ঠী বাংলাদেশের শ্রমবাজারে বৃহৎ স্থান দখল করে থাকলেও তাদের স্বীকৃতি নেই। বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠ দেশ হওয়ায় এখানে ইসলামী দিক-নির্দেশনাসমূহ প্রচার করে মানুষকে উদ্বুদ্ধ করা গেলে গৃহকর্মীদের অধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠা সম্ভব। ইসলাম একটি পূর্ণাঙ্গ জীবনবিধান এবং গৃহকর্মীদের অধিকার সম্পর্কে এতে কার্যকর নীতিমালা বর্ণিত হয়েছে। বাংলাদেশের নারী গৃহকর্মীদের বিদ্যমান কর্মপরিস্থিতি ও অধিকার অনুসন্ধান এবং এ প্রসঙ্গে ইসলামী দিক-নির্দেশনা বিশ্লেষণ করাই বক্ষ্যমাণ প্রবন্ধের উদ্দেশ্য। এতে বর্ণনামূলক-বিশ্লেষণাত্মক পদ্ধতি অনুসরণ করে পাঠ বিশ্লেষণের মাধ্যমে সংশ্লিষ্ট বিষয় পর্যালোচনা করা হয়েছে। গবেষণায় দেখা গেছে, নারী গৃহকর্মী বাংলাদেশে শ্রমিক হিসেবে তাদের যথাযথ মর্যাদা পাচ্ছে না, এক্ষেত্রে ইসলামী দিক-নির্দেশনার আলোকে মজবুত আইনি কাঠামো তৈরি করা গেলে কাক্সিক্ষত ফলাফল পাওয়া যাবে।
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