Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 509 Sun. October 30, 2005  
   
Letters to Editor


Plight of women workers


The plight of our daily labourers in different construction sites

goes unnoticed. Lot of lives had been lost due to the negligence of the owners and hazardous working environment. The plight of women workers is even more conspicuous. The other day while passing through a real estate site, I came across a pathetic scenea bunch of women, some of them very old, working together. The elderly and the tender aged women were breaking bricks in the scorching heat. It was very shocking. Moreover, there is no guarantee / insurance for their welfare, rather they always become victims of injustice. I strongly believe that we all have something to do for them and urge the politicians and civil society to come forward in this regard. Otherwise, the façade of our civility will soon collapse.