The Impact of COVID-19 on Workers’ Livelihoods, Government and Grassroots Initiatives in Response to COVID-19 and Financing for Social Protection Floor in Bangladesh
By Asad Uddin Program Coordinator Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE)
The study was designed to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on formal and informal workers in Bangladesh to know the social and economic status, and to generate findings that could be used to upgrade their status and further action plans. The objectives of this study also delineate the present status of the workers due to COVID-19, based on secondary sources, government, donors, research organisations, etc., to help outline the overall impact on the workers. The study also investigated whether there has been an increase in care and other household responsibilities due to the pandemic-cum-lockdown.