Hi all,
Personally I agree with what Logan said in his blog post. The minimal
salary was somehow a barrier for "importation sauvage" of foreign workers.
It somehow regulated the number of them who come to Mauritius. Yes I agree
they contribute to our economy but what about the Mauritian diaspora?
Should the minimal salary be removed, the IT sector will be threatened as
employers will be recruiting in the same way as bakeries, pastries and
textile factories do with bangladeshi workers.
Regards
Irshaad Abdool
On 9 August 2015 at 01:10, Irshaad Abdool <irshaad_abd_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
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> *M Irshaad Abdool*
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> > Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 20:21:47 +0000
> > Subject: Re: OTAM want to replace Mauritians with cheap labour !
> > From: loganaden_at_gmail.com
> > To: sm+mu_at_elandsys.com
> > CC: mauritius-internet-users_at_lists.elandnews.com
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 4:40 PM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Logan,
> > > At 06:20 AM 8/8/2015, Loganaden Velvindron wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Folks, we have to interpret what is being suggested here:
> > >>
> > >> TO hire a skilled foreigner: an employer needs to pay around Rs 30k
> > >> for his monthly salary. That's the minimum amount.
> > >>
> > >> Now, what OTAM is suggesting is the following: remove the 30k minimum
> > >> salary, and let employers do as they please. In other words, if they
> > >> can get a Linux system administrator who will come to work for 6k, or
> > >> a web designer who will work for 4k/month, they want to make it
> > >> legally possible !
> > >
> > >
> > > The view of Outsourcing and Telecommunications Association of Mauritius
> > > (OTAM) and the Mauritius Software Craftsmanship Community (MSCC) is
> that "We
> > > lack manpower to push forward the ICT/BPO sector". OTAM suggested that
> > > "Eliminating barriers and attracting foreign workers is certainly the
> way
> > > forward for the ICT/BPO sector. Take, for example, the textile sector".
> > >
> > > Will software developers and system administrators in Mauritius be
> offered a
> > > decent monthly salary when it will be possible to pay a foreign worker
> Rs
> > > 6,000 a month?
> > >
> > > I read http://logan.hackers.mu/2015/08/danger-mauritius I know several
> > > cases of persons outside Mauritius who have left well-known companies
> after
> > > a year or so for another company where they are offered a better
> salary. I
> > > would not call that disloyalty. That ability is, as you mentioned,
> known as
> > > negotiation.
> >
> > Up to now, we got 116 page view, 7 shares on fb , and 8 comments on
> > the blog post. What strikes me is that many IT workers came forward,
> > and they were deeply disturbed by what was being suggested by OTAM.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > S. Moonesamy
> >
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Received on Sat Aug 08 2015 - 21:30:29 PST