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April 10, 2026Work Employment and SocietyOpen Access

Normalisation of Wage and Benefit Theft in the Bangladeshi Garment Industry

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MAMd Shoaib AhmedDTDanielle Tucker

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Overview

Case study reveals systemic wage and benefit theft in garment industry, suggesting urgent collective action is needed.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how wage and benefit theft is normalized in the Bangladeshi garment industry.
  • Conducted an in-depth case study of the Bangladeshi garment industry
  • Identified mechanisms of wage and benefit theft
  • Analyzed micro-level practices and macro-structural conditions
  • Identified three mechanisms of wage and benefit theft: denial of bonuses, alternative maternity allowance calculations, and dual service books.
  • Demonstrated that wage and benefit theft is a routine exploitation strategy across the industry.
  • Highlighted how macro-structural conditions foster exploitative micro-level practices.

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Ahmed et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d896046c1944d70ce073eehttps://doi.org/10.1177/09500170261428365
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