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Involvement in the Informal Sector and Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study from Sylhet, Bangladesh

Corresponding Author : Mohammad Maniruzzaman Khan (maniruzzaman-soc@sust.edu)

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Informal sector is a key feature of labor markets all over the world with millions of active economic units and employees. This study examines the impact of the informal sectors on reducing poverty in Bangladesh. Based on data gathered from street vendors in the Sylhet City Corporation zone, the study finds that the informal sector contributes to workers' ability to earn a living and hence improve their socioeconomic standing. The findings of the study also demonstrate that those who work…

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Political Economy of Labor Migration Governance in Bangladesh

Corresponding Author : Md Mahbub Alam (Mahbub-pss@sust.edu)

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Labor migration has been the second highest source of Bangladesh's economy. There has been a growing trend in labor migration from Bangladesh since 1980s, but the nature and process of governance in the origin has been inadequate. In 1976, a total of 6087 people migrated for overseas work where 42 district level offices were functioning to serve the labor migration process. In 2020 the number of labor migrants reached 217,669 but the number of district level governing mechanism remained the…

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Regional Employment Patterns from a Decent Work Perspective: Implications and Strategic Responses

Corresponding Author : md. Mamin Ullah (mamin83@hotmail.com)

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With the growing concern pertaining to work and workers' rights around the world, the International Labor Organization (ILO) introduced the "decent work" concept in 1999. Since then, many debates and discussions have taken place concerning the meaning of the notion of decent work and its related dimensions, especially its universal acceptability. Furthermore, since the United Nations (UN) incorporated this concept into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the ILO's decent work agenda has piqued the interest of researchers, academics, policymakers, and…

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Practicing Black Art: Female Empowerment in The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night

Corresponding Author : Touhida Sultana (touhida.syl@gmail.com)

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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night is a Middle Eastern Harry Potter where humans oscillate between the actual world and the magical to subvert the physical laws to attain personal gains. While the male magicians are bent on accumulating massive power, wealth to control everyone around them, the female practitioners are inclined to find a comfort zone for themselves in the patriarchal world frequently liberating those who have fallen prey to necromantic metamorphoses. The tales have, through…

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