A Day Labourer

A Day Labourer

A day labourer is he who does heavy manual labour in various fieds. He is quite known to all. He is to be healthy, strong and stout. He lives with his family in a slum He gets up early in the morning and goes out in search of work. He works hard from dawn to dusk for his employer and gets his wages at evening. Then he goes to market, buys his daily necessaries and returns to his slum.

He is always dependant on his employer. When he gets more work, he earns more and then he and the members of his family eat with their heart content. Sometimes he and his family go without food if he cannot manage work. However he is in great demand in harvesting season.

The life of a day labourer is full of sorrows and sufferings. He can hardly enjoy peace and happiness. In all weathers - good and bad he works hard all day long and earns his livelihood by the sweat of his brow. He does not know what is rest. Though the service of a day labourer is of great importance. He is very much neglected. He is ill-paid and can hardly make both ends. He is not hold in due respect.

So we should have soft feeling for him so that he can lead a decent life with dignity.