Bangladesh's Dalits seek better life
May 19th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's 1.5 million Dalits are seeking
recognition for the menial work they do and also a better deal for
their children.
The Dalits were brought to present-day Bangladesh by the British
rulers in 1835 from India's Kanpur and Nagpur cities.
Community leaders say that although they educate their children, they
are not given jobs because of their identity as Dalits.
Krishnalal, chairperson of the Bangladesh Harijan Oikya Parishad, said
at a conference here Tuesday: "We keep the city clean and for that
occupation we are considered untouchables."
"Our children receive formal education, but they do not get jobs
because of their identity as Harijans," The Daily Star quoted him as
saying.
He received support from social organisations, human rights bodies and
NGO speakers who called for creating alternative job opportunities for
them.
They called on the Dalits to send their children to schools and
prepare them for the future.
The Dalit leaders urged the government to reserve 80 percent of
cleaning jobs for the community in city corporations and government
offices as well as providing them basic rights enshrined in the
constitution.
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