THE MISSING LINK

amitabh.kant@nic.in

Dear Amitabh ,

Just posted following blog , which has relevance to , both MakeInIndia and Digital India initiatives

regards,

hemen

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The   Missing   Link

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

www.emigrate.gov.in

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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