A rickshaw puller
A pulled rickshaw (or
ricksha) is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a
two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people. The person who pulls rickshaw
is called a rickshaw puller. He is common sight in the street of every city in Bangladesh.
He can be seen at the bus stand, railway station and at every crossing. He
toils hard for the whole day, from morning till late night in scorching sun, at chill winter nights
and even in heavy rains. They indulge in merry jest with their
rickshaws. But some passengers are very rude to them. They quarrel with them
and refuse to pay the contracted fare. Some rickshaw pullers fleece ignorant
passengers in a strange city. They follow bad ways of life. They waste their
hard-earned money in gambling and drinking. We come across all sorts of
rickshaw puller. Some are good while others are bad. There are some educated
rickshaw puller. They study during the day and work at night. They leave
rickshaw pulling and get into some other job. Some people do not hire a
rickshaw and prefer walking to going in a rickshaw. They think that the job of
rickshaw pulling is inhuman. On the whole, rickshaw puller leads a very hard
life. The government should take steps to improve his lot. We should be
sympathetic for him. We should never try to take advantage of his weak social
position.
A Day Labor
The people who are
engaged in daily work on hire are called day labours. Generally, A day labor is
an unskilled person. He works in various fields. He works outdoor and usually
employed in agricultural and constructional work. His work needs strength
rather than skill. He works hard from dawn to dusk. He is generally paid at the
end of the day. His income is very low and sometimes cannot earn even a
reasonable wage. He usually lives in a slum and lives a sub-human life with his
family. He goes out early in the morning to look for work. He works hard the
whole day and buys food for his family. With his small earnings and returns
home in the evening. Sometimes he and his family go without food if he cannot
manage work. In harvesting season his work is in great demand and he can earn
more. Then he can meet the bare necessaries of his life with his additional
income. But in leisure period, when there is not much work for him, his
conditions become worse. The life of a day labor is full of sorrows and
sufferings. He can hardly enjoy peace and happiness. In all weathers good and
bad – he works hard all day long and earns his livelihood the sweat of his
brow. Though the service of a day labor is great importance, he is very much
neglected. So pragmatic steps should be taken immediately to ensure jobs and
shelter for this poorest of our population.
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