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Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends

By Simeen Mahmud on April 01, 2014

This brief presents estimates of home-based workers in Bangladesh based on two rounds of labour force surveys (nationally representative sample) conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) during 2005-06 and 2009-10.

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Mahmud, Simeen. Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12, , . WIEGO, 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mahmud-HBW-Bangladesh-WIEGO-SB12.pdfMahmud, S. (2014). Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mahmud-HBW-Bangladesh-WIEGO-SB12.pdfMahmud, Simeen. "Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12, WIEGO, 2014, .Mahmud Simeen. "Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12 (2014). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mahmud-HBW-Bangladesh-WIEGO-SB12.pdfMahmud, S 2014, 'Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends', WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mahmud-HBW-Bangladesh-WIEGO-SB12.pdfSimeen Mahmud, 'Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends' (2014) WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12 Mahmud S. Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12. 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mahmud-HBW-Bangladesh-WIEGO-SB12.pdfMahmud, Simeen. Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 12. 2014. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mahmud-HBW-Bangladesh-WIEGO-SB12.pdf

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