Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Saturday 4 July 2015

FW: Job Portals for Freelancers

ravi.apte@leftrightmind.com

gkapte@gmail.com

pranav.guptey@leftrightmind.com




Ravi ,

Just posted following blog on www.hemenparekh.in

hcp

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The   Missing   Link 


MOIA ( Ministry of Overseas Indians Affairs ) has just launched a web site :


Without doubt , a very useful initiative to protect the interests of ( mostly ) , manual workers taking up jobs in Gulf Countries

The site requires registration from :

>  Foreign Employers wanting to hire Indian workers for posting abroad

>  Indian Recruitment Agencies working on behalf of such Foreign Employers

>  Indian Companies taking their workers abroad for executing projects


emigrate.in , even provides some data about approximate prevailing wages that Indian workers may expect to get in a few foreign countries


So , what are the missing links ?


>  This web site is meant to be used only by various Government Agencies
     and what it calls , " Partners " ( ie : Foreign Employers / Indian
     Recruitment Agencies / Indian Project Exporters )

>  It does not host searchable databases of ,

     *  Manual job vacancies available abroad

     *  Manual workers ( Unskilled / Semi-Skilled / Skilled ) available in India


Now consider the following :


>    These days , most every country is facing a slow-down of its economy

>    As a result , Foreign Companies are under pressure to cut costs

>    To cut costs , these companies are often retrenching employees

>    For the same reason , these foreign companies are " Outsourcing "
      their " Back-Office Jobs " to India / Malaysia / Indonesia / Philippines etc
     
>    In nearly all countries , unemployment is steadily rising

>    As a result , there is a strong resentment against foreign workers

>    Since foreign workers work for lesser wages , they are looked upon as
       snatching away jobs from native population

>    Soon , thousands of illegal migrants from North African countries , who
      are currently flooding the European countries - and facing strong local
      resistance - will start rushing to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries ,
      which are today , primary destinations of manual Indian workers.

      For reasons of religion and language , they will score over the Indians

  

Also consider scenario closer at home in India :


>    India adds some 12 million people to its workforce each year

>    Of these , some 3.5 million are " Graduates "

>    These graduates are unemployable as " Workers " , since they do not
       possess any " Manual Skills " ( Carpenter / Electrician / Plumber etc )

>    And they don't want to work as " Unskilled Labor " - at home or abroad !

>    Some 430 lakhs of them are already registered with 900+ Employment
      Exchanges - which can find jobs for only 1 lakh per year !

>    These 430 lakh resumes ( applicants ) are unavailable for searching and
       short-listing , by any Foreign or Indian Project Employer, visiting ,

       www.emigrate.gov.in


>    Nor does emigrate.gov.in , carry any searchable listing of jobs abroad,
      which these 430 lakh jobseekers can search and directly "Apply Online ",
      without having to depend upon the intermediaries ( recruitment agents )


At this stage , it is worth asking ourselves :


>   Are there clear - and present - indicators that physical export of Indian
     Manual Labour is bound to sharply decline in next 2/3 years  ?

>   On the other hand , is there a clear opportunity for India's millions of
     graduates , to offer their " Digital Back Office Services "  to Foreign
     companies , who do not face as much resistance to " Outsourcing " as
     they do with physical presence of Indians on their own soil ?

     Virtual office operations carried out from India and delivered over
     Internet , are inconspicuous ! And a god-sent opportunity for
     India's teeming self-employed " Freelancers " , who can deliver such
     services at globally competitive prices.

>   Is it not the right time for Central Government to become "Proactive"
     and launch a Virtual Employment Exchange ( VEE ) , as outlined in

     " W3F ( World  Wide  Work  Federation ) ", described on my personal site
    hemenparekh.in ?

-----------------------------------
hemen  parekh

04 July, 2015

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From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 7:54 AM
To: 'Ravi Apte'
Cc: 'Ganesh Apte'; 'Pranav Guptey'
Subject: RE: Job Portals for Freelancers

Dear Ravi,


I am available on any day convenient to you / your team

Just let me know , a couple of days in advance

hcp

PS:

We don't work on Saturdays

From: Ravi Apte [mailto:ravi.apte@leftrightmind.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 5:18 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Cc: Ganesh Apte; Pranav Guptey
Subject: Re: Job Portals for Freelancers

Thank you Sir. I wanted to check with you about your availability in the week of July 12. Please do let me know.

Regards,
Ravi


On Jul 2, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Dear Ravi,

This could be of interest to you

regards,

hcp

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