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 ?

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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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