Human?

[yasmin]

I feel that BD is beginning to catch up with the west with regards to human rights. I will give you an example.

Whilst in BD a person in a nearby basha had a baby. But, because it was a girl the bloke went mental. He already has one son and one daughter so I don't see what's his problem. He refused to let the baby feed and he used to beat the hell out of his wife. So the ppl from the neighbouring basha's managed to speak some sense into him.

If this was 20 years ago he would've been allowed to kill the baby and no one would say anything.

I feel that there are a lot of things that the ppl in BD can learn from the west. Particularly in human rights. It's no longer accepted that you can treat a rickshaw driver with disrespect. However there are still ppl who think they are better than others. What do you think?

[mhnew]

Agree, Agree.

We are making some inroads. If we all just read the hadith about the virtues and good luck of having a daughter, we would make more progress. Afterall, people of Bangladesh are still religious.

[Anika]

Do they even inforce human rights in Bangladesh? Also what about childrens right, it says you can't make a child work in conditions which may affect it physicaly or mentaly. There's lots more things and most of them aren't even close to the standerds of the childs right. I'm glad Bangladesh is progressing but it's still way behind. I hope the next improvement will be in a shorter time period.

[yasmin]

Yes this is mainly to do with big industries out to make big profits.

With recent documentaries showing child labour throughout india in which they employ children to sew leather footballs etc in appalling conditions and pay them about 10 pence a day for 12 hours work is a disgrace.

I think more random checks should be made to these factories. However, these inspectors are often likely to accept a backhander so it's business as usual for the factory. Perhaps it would be better if the children were employed and paid by the main company HQ in the west. Thus at least they would be paid the going rate.

Alot of these kids provide an invaluable source of income thus it wouldn't be fair to these families if we banned kids from working.

[Anika]

Yes I know but that wasn't what I meant, I didn't want to stop children from working. I just meant to say there conditions should be better and there pay as well.

There are a hanful of of assorted people who travel around India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and so on to help families who's children are sold to work to pay off debts. They do a lot of good but it's like puting a tiny bandade on a big problem. I wish more rish countries would REALY get involved and try to help. There's funds and things but they don't solve the problem.

[mhnew]

Salam,

I agree with most of what you are saying. But I believe the big companies have to be more responsible. Now if any particular country pressures them to make cahnges, they stop expanding their factories in that country and shift to another 3rd world country. What we should try to do, is probably make sure that there are international laws that would be enforceable wherever they go. But its easier to say this, then get it done. Everything at the UN works at a snails pace and at times, it's a very autocratic institution. Well, we can keep on praying to God and raising awareness all around us.

[Anika]

Exercising ones Nafs?

Never heard of that, what does it mean ( Naf)? I guess something like bad behaviour or habit?