Garment workers are the valuable resources who are contributing to the national economy of Bangladesh to a great extent. Though their contribution is great, they lead a very pathetic and miserable life with the scanty amount of wages that they are given.
They start their life as a garment worker due to poverty. As most of them are illiterate, they are unaware about their welfare.
Very early in the morning they can be found in our city streets on their way to garment factories. Most of the time they are seen in a hurry as they have to compensate for being little late. At lunch time some of them take their tiffin brought from home and some may have a piece of loaf bought from nearby shops. There they have to work for a long time in an unhygienic environment.
Garments workers work from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sometimes they have to work the whole night. With the small amount of income, they have to maintain their family.
For all these reasons they suffer from malnutrition and other diseases. Besides, they become victim of social humiliation and harassment. They are looked down upon by the other members of the society.
Sometimes they are faced many kinds of accident such as fire, earthquake, collapse of etc. and lost lives untimely. The owner of the garment factories are careless about the safety of their workers. That is why often a good number of garment workers die for the want of proper building structure and life supporting things.
Considering their role in our economy, their life standard should be upgraded. Their security should be ensured. It is paradoxical that they support us with clothes but their own clothes are torn. So by caring for them we can get the best out of them.
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