Letters to the Editor
Slave labour!
After the Rana Plaza collapse, Pope Francis condemned the working conditions of Bangladesh garment workers as “slave labour.” We have learnt that BGMEA has sent a letter to the Pope in protest against his comments on the country's garment workers stating that there is no slavery system in Bangladesh and the laws of the country also do not allow any slavery.
However, the Pope's comment had a deep impact on the minds of people throughout the world. So, BGMEA's protest was all right. But the fact is, garment workers' situation in our country may not be defined as pure slavery but it is almost near to slavery. We must remember that the nation will not progress by hiding its people's sufferings from the outside world.
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