Its why we go to school and work hard so that some day we can have a job that you love. It can be anything from a doctor, actor, singer, professional athlete, etc.
The jobs that you might be able to have are limitless.... but many people in the world and also in parts of the U.S. do not have that opportunity.
I had the opportunity to visit an organization that is working with RELIEF International Staff in schools and bettering the lives of many of the lower class in Bangladesh. The organization teaches its participants skills they will need in the work place.
Take a look at some of these different jobs that people get training for better job placement.
It is interesting to see the various types of jobs that are available for many people in Bangladesh. The jobs that are most readily available are in big factories. Because of labor costs many factories have made large buildings filled with machines that work almost around the clock making goods for the western world.
As some of you may know or have heard the labor laws differ in Bangladesh from the United States. The laws of Bangladesh state that a person can start working at the age of 14!!! Now this is not full time work and cannot be strenuous. You cannot have full time work or the most difficult until a person reaches the age of 18...... I pause because what I am about to tell you is hard for many of us to understand.
There also exists a substantial area of work that is illigal in Bangladesh. These places employ people and pay them under cost but they also use children under the age of 14 and have them work very strenuous hours/jobs. This is not a site that we as westerners like to see or think about but it is importnat that we know it does exist. Now all we have to do is figure out a way to stop it.....
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