2-child limit on Muslims discriminatory

The decision of the authorities in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state to impose a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families has drawn widespread criticism. Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader in Myanmar, has also slammed the decision. This policy doesn’t apply to Buddhists and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.

Myanmar is perhaps the only country in the world to enforce such a restriction against a particular religious group. Myanmar is pushing antiMuslim policy despite the appeals of world leadership to enforce non-communal policies. We have learned that the new measure would be applied to two Rakhine townships that border Bangladesh and have the highest Muslim population in the state. The townships, Buthidaung and Maundaw, have about 95 percent Muslims.

Sectarian violence in Myanmar first flared nearly a year ago in Rakhine state between the region’s Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas. Mobs of Buddhists armed with machetes razed thousands of Muslim homes, leaving hundreds of people dead and forcing 125,000 to flee, mostly Muslims. Human Rights Watch has accused authorities in Rakhine of fomenting an organized campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against the Rohingya. Since the violence, religious unrest has morphed into a campaign against the country’s Muslim communities in other regions.

The assaults on Muslims have also tarnished the image of Suu Kyi, who has been criticized for failing to speak out strongly in defense of the country’s embattled Muslim community. prefer to recruit skilled workers by paying a little higher.

It is interesting to note that a study conducted by Global Al Jazirah Academy claims that more than 86 percent of the expatriates in Saudi Arabia are paid less than SR 2,000 a month. In this scenario, it will be well nigh impossible to force businesses to pay minimum wages in the range of SR 6,000 as they will continue their dependence on foreign workers.

I think the minimum wage policy should be formulated in a more pragmatic manner, restricting it to the unqualified and unskilled sectors, while allowing the market forces to determine the wages.