How many of us thought that our life will be better when we have a job? I feel confident to say that 100% will say 'of course'. Have any of us ever suffer from health problems? I will also feel confident that 100% will say 'Well, yes, of course'. Now, how many of us ever thought that in some cases, if not all, our health problems related to our work??? Hm...some might say 'yes' straight away, some will say 'yes...but,..' some will reluctant to say 'yes' and offer the answer 'no...' with long pause!!! How many of us fall to poverty due to battling ill health caused by long working hours, high demanded job, insecurity to loose job that force us to work off-limit? .......!!!???.......And, how many of us has lost time to see our kids grow because we simply not there for them?
Getting a job is everyone's dream. Who won't? With job, we can support our life economically, having social gain with extended network in our work, being able to improve our skills with, if lucky, free training course, free traveling, free meals...Sounds great, doesn't it?
But, have we ever thought 'the dark side' of this? Of people who become 'addicted' to the job? Of people who works in the most crumpy, stuffy, risky working environment? Of people who sacrifice their life to work but fail to make their works livable?
Not many people are fortunate enough to work less and gain more. More than half of world's community works miserably in the most miserable working condition and policy. Factory workers, one of the classic examples. Fear of retrenchment, high demand to meet production quota, rapid turn over for younger, quicker and faster workers, are just few reasons that push them to the edge of their life. Ill-health is their closest friend!
Let's make our working condition livable!
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