In an
international newspaper I was reading that in India an advertisement for a
clerical position which usually pays only Indian Rupees 7,500 ($1=64.5) and with
a minimum qualification of an eighth grade drew people with graduate, masters
and even doctorate graduate as the population of India is exploding and less
jobs are being created. I know that people want to join a government organization
even if the pay is low since it is a secured job but it is ridiculous that a
job whose requirement is a minimum eighth grade qualification brings in people
with master’s and doctorate degrees. Although the private sector in India is
rising fast and creating big number of jobs, it still does not create enough of
them to absorb millions of people entering the work force each year and thus
create a situation like that above. This big population which happens to speak
English has created an opportunity for foreign businesses to outsource their business
to India.
With a huge
population to cater to and insufficient jobs being created, the salary of
Indian highly educated workers will continue to be under pressure giving ample
opportunity for western business to tap into this huge and cheap workers for
whom any job which pays even the minimum will do. And with little oversight
from the government regarding employee benefits and welfare, the scope of outsourcing
to India is huge, even if there is government oversight over business it is the
job of the outsourcing companies to take care of it. But it is at the same time
sad state of affairs that highly educated workers will keep on being exploited
due to high demand for jobs.
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