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To the Editor...
Labour for the Gulf
Sir. Congratulations on the excellent editorial you published on "Labour for the Gulf," which appeared in the May 7' issue of The Daily Star.
You know, I am sure, that the plight of migrant workers 1n the Gulf has aroused International concern. Like you, the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations believe that their problems can not be handled bilaterally (between Kuwait and Bangladesh, for example) but must be handled multilaterally as a top agenda Item for the International Labour Organization.
In fact, this March AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland wrote the Director General of the ILO saying that the problem demands an "extraordinary initiative." one that cannot be handled on a bilateral basis. Your editorial confirms a point that President Kirkland made In his letter :
"Though anxious for a resumption of remittances from workers In the Gulf, countries such as Bangladesh and the Philippines, which have be-
come more democratic, may now also be more concerned about getting minimal protection for their migrant workers/
The letter went on to suggest that one solution would be to "Insert better guarantees Into the Individual and group contracts signed with Middle East contractors."
I will be a member of the U. S delegation to the International Labour Conference in June, as deputy worker delegate, with Jim Baker as worker delegate. While in Geneva Mr. Baker and I will be glad to consult with the Bangladeshi delegation and other Asian delegations on this subject. We will also stand ready to help in any way possible to put an end to the discrimination that you described so well when you wrote: 'Many of our nationals in the Gulf have had to put up with treatment that would not have been acceptable to people from economically more advanced countries."
Charles D. Gray Executive Director Asian-American Free Labour Institute, Washington DC.
Gold smuggling case
Sir. It is understood that the new government has decided to re-open the last year's sensational gold smuggling case. According to a press report. the higher authorities have directed the Additional Inspector General of Police (CID) to re-lnvestlgate into the gold case in which two foreign nationals were arrested on the spot on July 17, 1989 from Zia International Airport with one maund of gold. Some local officials and VIPs were also involved in this case. The previous government had hushed up the sensational gold haul case.
We sincerely hope that facts will be revealed and real culprits will be apprehended through the re-lnvestlgation. We would suggest the government to award capital punishment to those who will be found guilty in the smuggling case.
M. Zahidul Haque Assistant Professor, Bangladesh Agricultural College. Dhaka-1207.