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Dignity of Labour Do You Know

To respect labour is to respect
work. All the occupations are
st
equal. No occupation is superior 1 May is celebrated as the International
or inferior. The type, quality, Labour’s Day.
quantity of labour we get involved
in the nature of labour, we should
have faith in what we do. There should not be any kind of discrimination on the basis
of work in which one engages to fulfill his/her needs.

The professions like doctors, engineers, lawyers, etc. are given due respect in the
society but they are not only enough to develop the country. The manual labour that
is considered as less respected than others like cobblers, sweepers, farmers, tailors,
etc. are also equally important for the development of the country. The labour done
by physical labourers might not be easy enough to be done by so-called respectable
labours. If you need to mend your shoes then where do you go? Of course to the
cobbler because he is the one who mend shoes not the others. Therefore, we should
understand the value of each occupation. Dignity of labour is to give equal respect to
all occupations without any discrimination.

“ I believe in the dignity of labour, whether with head or hand.”
- John D Rockeffeler

Dignity of Labour in Nepal

Nepal is very rich in natural resources but these resources have not been utilized
properly. A great number of people are unemployed in the country, as a result about
1500-2000 Nepalese youths are leaving Nepal for foreign employment per month. The
labour includes educated and uneducated both. If their knowledge and skills can be
used, our country’s economy would turn aside down positively. But due to the lack of
utilization of means and resources country is getting poorer. This situation emerged
due to the differences in job. People want to have so-called respectable job in the
country with handsome salary, no matter how much efficient and educated they are
but in the foreign land they will be ready to do any job they find. This is the mentality

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