[sustran] FW: [gatnet] Re: Tempo Boys

[Paul Barter]

Something from another list (gender and transport) that might be of
interest to some here on sustran-discuss.
Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: hafiza at bangla.net [mailto:hafiza at bangla.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, 3 February 2005 10:59 AM
> To: Gender and Transport
> Subject: [gatnet] Re: Tempo Boys
> 
> 
> > Dear Priyanthy
> The teen  age tempo boys are still there working in Dhaka. As 
> you know government has withdrawn the two stroke Engine 
> tempos from Dhaka city, these are being replaced by four 
> stroke engine tempos run by CNG. These tempos are operating 
> not at the central part of the city but certainly in 
> different routes connecting nodal points of Dhaka with its 
> fringe areas. Tempo bys are still working there. On the other 
> hand the two stroke engine tempos are operating in district 
> towns (small towns) or the suburban areas at the periphery of 
> Dhaka city (out side the City Corporation).
> These tempo boys are still there. Over time many of them have 
> eventually became driver of tempo or some other vehicle, 
> operator of mini or big buses. Some of them became the 
> workers indifferent workshops. In other words most of them 
> are still involved with transport related activities directly 
> or indirectly.
> However it is remarkable that average age of the tempo boys 
> has increased than the previous ones but still most of them 
> are in teen age.
> Regards Hafiza
> 
> Quoting Priyanthi <priyanthi.fernando at ifrtd.org>:
> 
> > A question for our Bangladeshi friends,.but one that might interest 
> > everyone on this list.
> >
> 
> >
> > In the February 2001 issue of IFRTD's Forum News (check out our 
> > website www.ifrtd.org <http://www.ifrtd.org/>  for a copy) 
> we had an 
> > article about the tempo boys. Four years later, do you still find 
> > them?  Would like to know - as they raise issues relating 
> to children as transporters.
> >
> >
> >
> > Priyanthi