Table 2.1: No. of factories and workers surveyed across 6 countries
Country
No. of Factories
Bangladesh
21
Cambodia
24
No. of Workers 271 294
India
55
433
Indonesia
28
390
Pakistan
50
605
Sri Lanka
11
192
Total
189
2185
Sampling Method A two-stage random sampling method was used to ensure the representation of the overall garment worker population across surveyed countries: • In the first stage, factories were identified and a representative sample was drawn for the identified factories. • In the second stage, the number of workers to be sampled for each factory was drawn proportionate to the factory size. The selection of factories, and further selection of workers was done in a phased manner. Both factories and workers were chosen based on definite inclusion criteria, to ensure the representativeness of the sample, as summarised below. Selection Of Factories Factories where experiencing wage
workers reported theft due to the
pandemic-induced recession in 2020, were selected by trade unions in the respective countries. The inclusion criteria for selection of factories were as follows: • Factory is registered under national legislation. • Factory is operating in the supply chains of selected global apparel brands as a Tier 1 supplier. • Factories are present across major garment clusters in the respective countries, which are considered as the centres of garment manufacturing. Selection Of Workers The choice of factories satisfying the abovementioned criteria forms the sampling frame. Workers were selected from these factories based on their accessibility through trade unions. The selection of factories in all the countries followed a replacement sampling procedure, which allows the replacement of the selected factory if workers cannot be reached. The inclusion criteria for selection of workers were as follows: • They were employed in the garment factory for at least twelve months prior to the period of data collection. In other words, they were employed in the factory in the period prior to the pandemicinduced recession. • Proportionate representation based on gender, employment contract type, different departments and job roles in the factory was ensured to the extent possible.
Details Of Sampling The sample comprises workers employed in Tier 1 export factories operating in the supply chains of major global apparel brands, with 12
