Factors Related to Workers' Engagement in Readymade Garment Industry of Bangladesh

Workers' engagement refers to the organizational conditions where all the members of an organization are committed to their organization's goals and values, motivated to contribute to organizational success with an enhanced sense of their own well-being (Little & Little, 2006).Positive engagement is expected by any organization because it makes workers well connected with their jobs, loyal, and increase willing to put extra effort to do their jobs just to accomplish their goals in the company. Readymade garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh is the main earner of foreign currency that consists of more than75% of the country's export earnings. But the workers of this industry are often found unengaged at their work due to the ill behavior of their supervisors, poor working conditions, lack of organization incentives, and the absence of motivational policies of the companies. Hence, this study aims at identifyingthe workers' engagement factorsof RMGindustry of Bangladesh.This study interviewed 319 RMG workers from ten leading garment companies. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. Results show that the RMG workers engagement factors are: feeling the company as a great company, feeling proud and recommend others, access to learning and good career opportunity, knowing the development of the company, quality supervision and recognition for good jobs done, and manager cares the workers.This study suggests that the RMG policymakers should focus more on the supervision styles of the managers and appreciating policy of the companies that can help improving the engagement level of the workers in this industry of Bangladesh.