It illustrated the realities of social division, a divide that many of the privileged members of society are yet to comprehend. They may have been duplicitous and conniving, but they didn’t expect others to do their work for them. The RMG workers, housemaids, and day labourers flocking the streets demanding their “hard-earned wages” aren’t being unreasonable. If employers pay less than their competitors, exploitation (or in this case “economic rents”) would be eroded by competition. So, the last or “marginal” unit reveals the value of what a worker has produced, which then sets the wage.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 30, 2020 15:45 UTC