Dear Elizabeth, How right you are when you say all these things. However, I must draw your kind attention to the fact that we at goasuraj have pre-empted you in your suggested remedy by putting down in writing the same solutions you have talked about and more in our much boasted about ROAD MAP FOR GOA Chapter [ XVI] EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR.
You are welcome to suggest any further improvement over what we have already said to make this remedy more perfect. Ofcourse, with your valued comments. However, you must be prepared to hear from otherwise all round experts that this is NOT PRACTICABLE. At goasuraj we believe that anything is possible, since we strongly believe in the adage 'WHERE THERE IS WILL - THERE IS A WAY' rgds floriano goasuraj [Say No to 2nd. Term for MLAs] [Say No to Outside High Commands] [Goans please learn to say emphatic NO to BULLSHIT dished out as everyday fare by our politicians] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elisabeth Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] LANDED PROPERTIES ACQUIRED BY FOREIGNERS IN GOA./response to Fred > 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 _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org