Dear Fred, That was exactly my point. Limitless migration. Mario G.'s contention that there is no solution to the labour component of industry except in response to a total free market principle of demand and supply, is not entirely true.
Suppose we look at the Gulf model of labour supply. There, the casual day labourer does not exist. Let's examine what is happening in Goa today. An early morning drive through the major towns of Vasco and Margao, will reveal hordes of workers milling about waiting to be picked up by construction companies on a daily wage basis. This model serves no one's purpose other than free enterprise left to buy labour at the lowest rate possible. Which, proponents of the free market will argue is wonderful. But what does it do? It continually depresses the wage-rate. It offers no protection, either in health care terms, injury on the job, compensation for time-off, or any other sort of insurance for the worker. In addition, in Goa, these workers are left to provide themselves with makeshift accommodation near the work site, which leads to defecation near rivers, pollution, etc, etc. Soon, we hae a whole shanty town. Suppose, we had labour contracting companies. Yes, the hideous middle-man. Suppose companies that required labour were obligated to tender for contractual labour through these companies. This would guarantee a minimum sustainable wage-rate for the labour, make it mandatory on the contracting company to provide accommodation, sanitation and other health-care to its workers. Give preference to Goan labour, and import into Goa to meet demand requirements. Furthermore, we won't have excess labour which then fritters its energies into unwanted criminal activities. What do you think of this suggestion. It might be Utopian in concept, but is it workable? Would like to hear your views on it. Elisabeth ---------------------------------------- --- "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Finally, I am not a fan of limitless migration as > some have sought to > suggest. What I've been pointing to is that the > current round of Goan > chauvinism that has become the dominant ideology for > many, is filled > with contradictions and questionable > presuppositions. What I find > particularly galling is the fact that the poor > migrants are targeted, > while the affluent are welcomed with open arms. > This, to me, shows a > clear class bias. Sometimes racism. --FN > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
