Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

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Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

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Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

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Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a

Foot Soldiers

Many of the poor in Bangladesh villages migrate to Dhaka to work as labourers. The migrants often become daily paid workers who go in search of work every morning. Employers however sack daily paid workers without any qualms and the labourer has to start all over and go in search of another job to feed his family. Labour issues are very common in our society as people in power always dominate the labour class. International law recognises the rights of workers and have formulated rules and regulations so labourers can carry out their tasks in safe and humane conditions. The majority of labourers in Bangladesh do not know their rights and it is to the advantage of their employers not to keep them informed. On average, every day a worker is injured. It seems like nobody really cares. Workers are easily replaceable to the owners: if one is lost they know another 10 are waiting to replace him. According to the YPSA, most workers wear no protective gear and many work barefoot. "There is hardly any testing system for the use of cranes, lifting machinery or a motorized pulley. The shipyards re-use ropes and chains recovered from the broken ships without testing their strength. Fires, gas explosions, falling steel plates, exposure to poisons from bunker oil, lubricants, paints and cargo slop have left thousands with respiratory diseases," A construction worker earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and often works without a break in good and bad weather. Though they have many problems, human labour is vital for the construction industry. Construction workers lives are full of sorrow and suffering. He does not know what is it to rest. We need to see that human rights policies are correctly implemented so that the construction workers can lead a decent life with dignity.In addition to the health and safety issues, workers work extremely long hours for little pay. For all this they have no entitlement to sick leave, annual leave or overtime and as they are hired on a