--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Paulo Colaco Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Paulo Colaco Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Is it really Selma?
>
> In many cases, I think it is a shame issue.
> In Goa they would never do certain jobs, but abroad, where
> nobody knows
> them, they have no problems in doing those jobs like
> cleaning, cooking, etc.
>
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Dear Paulo,
I agree with you that there is a certain stigma attached to these jobs in Goa
but consider it from their point of view. Many of these men are educated
atleast upto 12th standard. I know quite a few who have done their Bcom and are
now working onboard ships as cooks. I even know someone who did his Hotel
management and is thinking of going onboard the ship. Those who are not going
onboard the ship will make their way to the UK and join the packing crews in
Swindon.
The problem is this, when they come out of school, Goa 50 years after
liberation has not been able to produce any substantive job opportunities for
them. If our politicians had any vision, we would atleast by now have a list of
the definitive industries we want to target. Alas all our energies are
frittered away playing political games while the business of the people remains
undone. Whatever development has taken place in Goa is largely by the sheer
diligence of our people and despite our governments, not because of them.
And Chris, boy I wish I oould have saved $13,000 a year in the US. Guess, hubby
was just in the wrong job :-)
best,
selma
