"Land to the tiller, living wages to the worker" is the motto on which are nation is built. Agriculture lands tenanted becomes the property of the tenants and residential property rented out becomes the property of its tenant. The employees of private and public enterprises have their weekly day off, fixed working hours, provident fund or pension, bonuses, housing and car allowances and other fringe benefits. To improve further they have the unions and thus allows them to fight for their rights and improve their benefits; they owe it not only to themselves but to their families to improve themselves. But what about the children and adults who build our roads, so that we can drive our cars, build our apartments which provide us comfortable living. They are employed in poor hygienic surroundings, long hours in the construction sites, live in shacks without any sanitation, no fixed working hours.
We can see in our markets young boys and girls who help carry our bags, free boarders in our convents and schools, house maids and house boys working in our homes and places of worship. Do they have any rights of their own.Precious time that they had to be in schools is wasted toiling on the construction site, homes and places of worship. Are there any laws to cover their welfare. The building of our nation starts in our homes, places of worship and should move in our place of employment. It is the responsibility of our government to enact laws where each and every citizen has the same rights and benefits, right from the maid or houseboy working in our home. Tom de Sousa in Hong Kong. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)