Hail to the garment workers

They go to the work wearing faded clothes, work at the factory with their devoted hands and spend from their low earnings to meet their basic needs. They are self-dependent and sometimes lead families. They are low-paid but high performing workers. They stood against all the odds during the critical moments of our apparel industry. By working hard with the sewing machines and other textile machinery, they're contributing to our national economy. They are our female garment workers, the real hero of our time.

The country secured an amount of 24.5 billion US dollar in the fiscal year 2014 from RMG export through the hard work of these poor girls, the much ignored section of the population. Their important roles in the apparel industries and many other economic sectors are behind developing the economy. Hail to you girls!

Kaisar Imran
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