Job Wanderers

Hello Readers

 Hope you are doing well

 The work cycle is inevitable to all of us, whether you work in an apparel industry or a finance firm which is funding it, either you sell clothes or tally books! Finally it’s a job.

-Anonymous

 The word founder has been motivating for me because without a founder, there is no innovation or employment.

 You can work because someone thought that employment could be generated from a particular way to get money in exchange for the services they offer, and you are now a part of it because you possess that talent to work for them.

-Alan watts-Lectures on life and purpose.

 Well, that is the standard work cycle we are all aware of, because we were privileged and motivated by our parents or guardians and we chose the path of  knowledge through your curriculum, your schooling and whatnot.

 But have you released there is a support system which exists in whatever you have achieved till now? 

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 This support system starts from your family, continues with the society, and I think it keeps going and you will have that lamp post to rest when you require it.

 This hibernation phase of my life from three months due to a pandemic helped me think about certain classes of society who are really our support systems.

 Itinerant workers

We are all so excited about the infrastructure which is existent in our cities do we realise the amount of manpower which is involved in bringing these mega-structures into working wonders.

 Setting my premise to India here, did some basic research about how the sourcing is done for such hard physical labour, the Government has implemented the system of contracting and sub-contracting. There you see the migrant workers role, and the jobs they do is really mind-boggling, I found a report on the internet for the people who worked on the already completed phase of our “namma metro” in Bangalore.

 Only 12% were from Karnataka, and the rest were all migrants.

 Well, should  we brand the labour class in our home town and in our state as incompetent for the job.

 Or should I say the migrants work cheap, well I don’t want to be a judge on that for a simple reason that I can’t judge demography by reading a report?

 But I can tell you due to acute unemployment issues in the regions where the workers live they allow head hunters to choose them to whichever part of the country to whatever type of job is available to feed their family.

 They are brave men and women, they did not have the comfort of home quarantine like you and me because they are the revenue-generating turbines of their houses, if they stop there is no electricity.

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COVID happened, and India was asked to stand still, and so were these workers. Initially, they were patient and tried to survive with their savings.

  The Pandora of problems opened up when they wanted to go back to their family and asked their salaries from their contractors who themselves were bankrupt.

 The Government too intervened in this problem, it was first of kind experience to them also, but I strongly feel they could have managed the issue in a better way.

 The migrants thronged streets in Mumbai, Delhi the news clips were terrifying to watch.

 No doubt we have handled the situation better than many advanced economies, but in the case of migrant workers, I feel definitely we could have done better.

 There is also a surprise element, some of the analysts in the media houses, back –seat analysts at home voiced opinions: “why are the workers feeling so restless, they are creating ruckus which may be   motivated by the opposition and so on.”

 I don’t know the authenticity of the last part but, leaving all the politics behind, just think you if were one among them just  realise how stuck  you  would be with your family in a far-away place who are waiting for their share to run your home.

 Metro constructions, all real estate constructions, road works, plumbing, painting, heavy stone lifting, delivery services and also dreadful jobs like manual  scavenging. I mean this list is endless and this what they do for us and are a prominent part of our support system.

 I respect each of those workers and urge the people in power to help these people who work for a living,  they do not segregate or are not picky about where they want to work and whom they want to work for.

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 Let all of us as citizens be supportive and emphatic to them  and do our bit whenever we get an opportunity.

 Self–reliance is beautiful but often is an illusion.

 Thanks a lot for your time. Have a great Sunday and the rest of the week.

 Helios.