Re: OTAM want to replace Mauritians with cheap labour !

From: Ish Sookun <ish_at_hacklog.mu>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 20:24:52 +0400

Hi Logan, SM,

> At 06:20 AM 8/8/2015, Loganaden Velvindron wrote:
>>
>> 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 !
>

Nope. That would not be a solution. If the Government who already
gives the companies enough incentives, still happens to abide to their
tantrums, then Mauritian employees need to do only one thing: *stay at
home and ask for a non-employment pension*

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 8:40 PM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
>
> 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?
>

The comment about manpower is hilarious. How many member companies in
OTAM actually provide an industry-graded training to employees? In
most of those companies there is this magic word "auto-formation"
(French), and when someone acquires much of the skills on his/her own
it's not surprising that the person gets better opportunities
elsewhere.

Regards,

-- 
Ish Sookun
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Received on Sun Aug 09 2015 - 16:25:08 PST

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