“A total of 63 per cent of such population, including day laborers, bhangari [plastic] workers, restaurant workers, maids, transport workers, agriculture laborers, construction and factory workers, petty businessmen, shop assistants and rickshaw pullers became economically inactive during the time,” said the survey findings. The survey was jointly conducted by two independent local research centers — the Power and Participation Research Center and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development — and included 5,471 households in urban slums and rural areas earlier in April.
“A total of 63 per cent of such population, including day laborers, bhangari [plastic] workers, restaurant workers, maids, transport workers, agriculture laborers, construction and factory workers, petty businessmen, shop assistants and rickshaw pullers became economically inactive during the time,” said the survey findings. The survey was jointly conducted by two independent local research centers — the Power and Participation Research Center and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development — and included 5,471 households in urban slums and rural areas earlier in April.
