Dear Elisabeth, By Gulf Model do you mean only Dubai or the entire gulf region.?
Let me tell you about KSA, Jeddah...there are plenty of casual labourers available, one can find them near hardware stores..etc These casual labourers are mostly illegals (mostly come on Umra/Haj or with expired visas)...am sure you will find them in Dubai also...cause almost all the gulf countries there are thousands of such illegals. There are many contracting co's too but the salary they pay is very less. One can hardly find locals working for these contracting co's. Most of the top companies hire staff from these contracting co's to avoid the localisation programe forced by the Govt. Moreove the accomodation that the contracting co's provide for these workers is pitiful. Edward Verdes Elisabeth Carvalho wrote <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. 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 --------------------------------------- Eddie _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
