After Goa became a State of India, surely you would not be able to discriminate against Indians taking up jobs the Goans did not want or for the reasons described, the employer thought it best to employ any Indian, as long as he or she did their job / work in the manner prescribed by the employer. I am an employer, half my workforce currently are from Eastern Europe, therefore legally employing them at the same wage as I give my English / British employees, also providing them with necessary living accommodation, food and toilet facilities. In any case, since the 1970's when Goa became part of India full time as it were, all Goans and all Indians became one nation, therefore Goans were also free to move and work anywhere they wishes, legally. I do however note your frustration at the lack of adequate employment for the local people around this pharmacy of your brother-in-law's but he is running a business, hopefully paying everyone the wages due, and supplying toilets to his employees. After seeing so many of JoeGoaUK's defecating Ghatis & others in the rivers, on the roads and peeing in public, though there appear to be toilets available, I dont doubt employers will always get the short straw when it comes to their employees behaviour. If adequate needs are taken care of, there should be no issue. IF Goans are lazy, they will not get the work, but 80% is not unusual. Two years ago I had nearly 90% non-British workers whose first language was not English, including a couple from Bhopal, One from Latvia, One from Germany, Two from Poland, One from Slovenia............ yes, all working well, except the one lazy Englishman who always found ways to skip his duties, whilst the "foreigners" worked their butts off to earn the same money. That money they earned was 5 to 8 times more than they would have earned back home, and they had accommodation & laundry, food & toilet / shower facilites. MMMMMmmmmmmm what is it like for the employer to keep his business afloat? Sacrifices are made in all areas before we take a penny for ourselves, satisfied staff is the way forward. Pass the cost onto the customer! John Monteiro
Yogesh Desai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * G * O * A * N * E * T **** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For R&R; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi! I was talking to my Brother who works for a Pharma company in Verna with 300 employees. It was shocking to know that only 15 of these are Goans and others are from UP,Orissa,Karnataka,Maharastra and other states. The reasons cited by my brother were.. 1.Though there are enough goan applications for jobs...expected salaries are higher then non goans. 2.Goans are lethargic at work and take off whenever they need. 3.Not ready to work on weekends and to spend late hours in office. I was just wondering if there is no law applied for these companies that there should be some percentage of Goans need to be employed by these companies as they take heavy tax rebate from Govt. Regards Yogesh Munich