All of those who will read this post belong to a fortunate bunch of people. Not because of the obvious awesomeness of the post but because of the fact that you got a chance to go to school and to college as a result of which you are enjoying a comfortable work culture sitting in a cozy chair in an air-conditioned room.
But what about that unfortunate lot. They are left with only one choice. Physical labor. They pull rickshaws, carry commodities and so on. It would still seem reasonable if they get enough remuneration to lead a decent life and get a chance to send their kids to school. But that is miles away from the reality. After a strenuous long day of work, they don't even get near the amount which we spend often on a Pizza. Even a regular size one. Sometimes they don't even get paid. Forget about sending their kids to school.
Is it their fault that they could not go to school? Is it their fault that they had to work in a restaurant when their peers from affluent sections studying in International schools were bunking their classes to watch 'Madagascar 3' ? It's a vicious cycle you see. If the Government lacks the will to intervene and uplift such unfortunate sections then this would go on forever. Perpetual exploitation of the labor class is a bitter reality.
There is this guy at work. I see him working non-stop over the clock on a meager salary. I asked him," After all this hard work, you should have a good meal and should wake up late the other day". He smiled innocently and said to me,"Sir, this salary is not enough for my family, so I wake up at 4 in the morning and distribute newspapers". I could not react. Suddenly this relative deprivation of labor class overwhelmed me. It's so unreasonable to give them so little just because they are not white-collared. Labor throughout all the professions should be given decent wages so that they can live with dignity.
Lets respect the work they do. Take a bow, to labor!
But what about that unfortunate lot. They are left with only one choice. Physical labor. They pull rickshaws, carry commodities and so on. It would still seem reasonable if they get enough remuneration to lead a decent life and get a chance to send their kids to school. But that is miles away from the reality. After a strenuous long day of work, they don't even get near the amount which we spend often on a Pizza. Even a regular size one. Sometimes they don't even get paid. Forget about sending their kids to school.
Is it their fault that they could not go to school? Is it their fault that they had to work in a restaurant when their peers from affluent sections studying in International schools were bunking their classes to watch 'Madagascar 3' ? It's a vicious cycle you see. If the Government lacks the will to intervene and uplift such unfortunate sections then this would go on forever. Perpetual exploitation of the labor class is a bitter reality.
There is this guy at work. I see him working non-stop over the clock on a meager salary. I asked him," After all this hard work, you should have a good meal and should wake up late the other day". He smiled innocently and said to me,"Sir, this salary is not enough for my family, so I wake up at 4 in the morning and distribute newspapers". I could not react. Suddenly this relative deprivation of labor class overwhelmed me. It's so unreasonable to give them so little just because they are not white-collared. Labor throughout all the professions should be given decent wages so that they can live with dignity.
Lets respect the work they do. Take a bow, to labor!
2 comments:
Yes and No. Standardization of wages is something very much required. However, being a middle class guys, I see a very conscious and delibrate effort to suppress this very back bone of the society. Middle class earns by fair means and pays all its dues to govt as well. However, there is always a friction b/w middle class and lower class (in terms of income) as labors see middle class an easy catch who cannot compromise with its self respect for a few bucks.
The result is always a dis-satisfied and felt-cheated middle class which cannot earn more than his salary and has to always cope with ever-rising costs as it cannot compromise with its standard of living as well.
I feel nobody in India cares about this section as they see them as blessed with almost all the luxuries.
however, the reality is "The warmth that one's home provides has been earned by the countless nights that his ancestors might have spent working out in the chilly winter nights"
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