Salary Survey in Bangladesh 2020 - Data Collection Overview

General Database Information
Full name

Decent Wage Bangladesh, Phase 1

Aims

The project aimed to gain insight in actual wages in four low-paid sectors in three regions of Bangladesh, to strengthen the power of trade unions for the minimum wage negotiations.

Data used for...

Research

Data visuals

Countries covered

Bangladesh

Languages

Bengali, English

Data collection method

Face-to-face surveys

Data time frame

October 2020 - November 2020

Data updating policy

Data collection is closed

Sampling Frame

Random selected workers from workplaces selected from business registries

Nr. of Observations

1,894 individuals working in four industries

Data Access
Data archive

Partially accessible via Zenodo. For the full dataset for research purposes, please contact us.

DOI code

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4304894

Data visuals

Wages and Working Conditions in Bangladesh - 4 Industries - 2020

Codebook/manual

Tijdens, K.G., Ahmed, A., Mahmud, M., & Osse, P.C. (2020). Download Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation

Long list variables

Region, industry, occupation

Formats

SPSS

Citation

Kea Tijdens (2020) Wages and Work Survey 2020 Bangladesh - dataset [Data set].

Tijdens, K.G., Adib, A., Ceccon, D., Chowdhury, T., Mahmud, M., Medas, G., Osse, P. & Van Klaveren, M. (2020). Wages in Bangladesh: A study of Tea estates, Ready Made Garment, Leather, and Construction. Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation

Additional Information
Ethical approval
Ethical letter EC 20210517010551 Bangladesh COVID-19 2020-2021