krishnakumar.k, Punalur,Kollam

Sir u r my ROLE MODEL, pls give me u r kollam office address,i am job looking for abroad..........

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Lancelot N Tauro, Mangalore/Doha Qatar

HAIHAR DAS, rightly said and its true in Gulf countries for a NRI to become a rich, first loot and torture labours right from the recruting fees.

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Lydia Lobo, Kadri

Sorry.. it is Jemini P. B. to confirm..

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Lydia Lobo, Kadri

I request Jemini PM to confirm this - I have heard from my colleagues that in Kerala, for every work, there are associations. For example, if one wants to shift his furniture items to a new house, he MUST go through certain association that does this work. By-chance one makes his own arrangement and the association members finds it out, they charge him amount that applies for the work, hence, the man is in double loss.

We obviously see in our place how many Keralites work. Shouldn't they go back to their place to do away with such associations than complaining ? So should we than cribbing for the ill-treatment of our workers in Gulf. Let us think before its too late it may turn out that some day our educated children stay idle at home living on our hard earned money.

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Jawar D'Souza, M'Lore/Doha

The Gulf boom is all gone there are only a few company's who offer blue collar jobs pay good salaries. If you land up in a construction company you are a looser. The sarlaries are also low and are not paid in time. I was working for one before where we had pending salaries for 18 months this is not fiction. Dont ask me how I survived.This pillai has invested his red money in a resort.People in India just think that money is just hanging on trees in the Gulf. It is not their fault, the employees while going on leave from gulf borrow money from their friends and spend lavishly in their home town. Finally they will have to sell their under garment's also and come back. Then it takes may be a year or so to repay the loans. It is better to find a job in India where you can be with your family. If we see the condition's of some of the labou'r we will feel pity for them. Their living condition rooms etc are very bad.

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Ranjith, Mangalore, Dammam

Absolutely true. I myself know many people who have completed their diplomas working in saudi for a salary of SR.500/-. These people have been cheated by the agents back home. These people are not in a position to go back home as their passports are held by their sponsors or either they have a huge loan back home. their working conditions are very bad with bad accommodation. Its high time to think of what Lydia says. we need to form some kind of association so that we could have some sort of income in native.

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Lydia Lobo, Kadri

Joy Fernandes is right. What can we do to sell our labour or produce ? Absolutely not agriculture because certain mafia operates in fruits/vegetable vending - bananas while we sell they ask for Rs. 15/- per KG but sell or Rs. 35/- Same goes with Papaya, Pineapple or bread fruit and other vegetables. Secondly, to buy an agri-land, one has to be a farmer by inheritance. Certain legal constraints limit city based people buying agri-land.

We must make labours' associations and chase out migrated labours. Let us keep our own jobs, feed our family from what we earn here than slog in the Gulf Heat.

Let us source clients to our businesses like our IT companies sell their labour. How can we give it a start ?

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Kiran, Mangalore

Haridas, agree with what you say. Most of the Indian companies here in the gulf squeeze their employees using unfare trade practices to maximise their profits.
Lydia, partially agree with you. Most Mangalorean labourers prefer to work in the Gulf for meagre salaries with pitiable conditions just to make it a point that they are in the Gulf. They are not ready to eat the humble pie and life in peace back home. Also we see that local workforce is generally very picky in working and have fancy demands. That is where the gowdas and the north indian labourers come in. They are ready to work and know the haplessness of their employer and demand their pound of flesh

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Joy Fernandes, Paldane / Dubai

What Ravi says is partly right.A few Nuclear/ Oil and Gas projects were awarded last few months.The question remains is it worth to work for 500 dhs for 14 hrs in a extremely hot environment. It would be better staying in India with eating your mom's or wife's home cooked food and see the children grow in front of you for a similar salary.

I believe the problem indians are facing today in the gulf is due to some people from our neighbouring state  who came here before us and exploited us(People like Ravi if what Harihar says is true.)We being a little more fortunate can we try and help people from Mangalore from falling prey to companies like those who ill treat their staff.

To all our Mangi friends, Lawyers,Engineers,Doctors,Accountants, MBA's , MCA's and the educated lot can we do something. plzz come up with some ideas.

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Lydia Lobo, Kadri

Ahmed,

I don't think professionals of the category you mentioned are eager to go to Gulf countries these day - the question is about skilled workers such as masons, carpenters, welders, riggers, mechanics, so on. We don't find workers to do constructions work, in Mangalore Goudas or North Indians squeeze us for petty works while our own people are slogging abroad for meager returns. This too sad especially as long as prattlers like this Pillai exist.

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Vera Alvares, Mumbai

The key words here are- OIL REFINERIES and SKILLED WORKERS. Industrialists like politicians love to paint a rosy picture and fool the public!
How many of our people working at present in the Gulf are 'skilled' workers, with degrees or deplomas in construction, engineering, marketing or business? The realities are so different- In his home state of Kerala how many have returned from the Gulf because their measly salaries cannot meet the high living costs? The 'Boom' he speaks about may be only in his own business. But jobs that need high qualifications are mostly out of the reach of the majority of jobless people aspiring to go to the Gulf! Another thing is in good jobs, there is discrimination in salary, Indians are paid less for the same job done by Eupropeans!

See the number of new buildings at various stages of construction, with no takers for the accomodation and no funds for completion. The number of cars abandoned at the Dubai airport by fleeing Asians is phenomenal!   Temparatures have already touched 50 degrees and the long line of construction workers sitting patiently at the roadside after a day of toiling in the burning sun, to return to their living quarters in a cramped camp is a pathetic sight! No mother or wife will want their husbands and sons to work that hard in subhuman conditions so that they can have three meals a day! Educate your children with the money you pay the agents. Comments by Lydia and Haridas speak the truth!

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Ahmed, Mangalore

Today india is emerging as economical super power. Indian salaries are much better than earlier days. Not much diffence in Indian salaries and Gulf salaries. Why Indian should go and work in Gulf countries for small salaries against Rs.50,000/- to Rs. 1 lakh visa charges??? Most recruiting agents always lie about the positions and salaries. Arabs and Rich Expatriates live a lavish life by squeezing expatriate work force with mere small salaries. If Gulf countries still need expatriate workers, It is time now for them to increase the salaries. Please dont encourage anybody to go to gulf countries for small salaries.

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A.D, Mumbai

The Indian Govt. too should check all details before awarding such awards to its citizens. The facts written by Haridar Das are true.

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Lydia Lobo, Kadri

Thank you Harihar Das for your bold words and warning poor Indians who will be victims of this man.

People applying for overseas jobs, please get someone check about the company you are applying for. Don't say 'let me reach there once, I am ready to do any work' because you are submitting yourself for slavery. Listen to who are already in the Gulf or have seen the torture practically. Our country has many opportunities to reap enough benefits - we only got to be creative.

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HARIHAR DAS, KASARGOD

Dear Readers- dont be fool on his words, he is cheating his employees in the gulf specially in Saudi Arabia. He is paying 200 to 500 riyal salary with poor accomodation facilites.He provides a copy of IQAMA to the employees and keeping the original in his custody so the employees cant move from the place of work to other cities. This is not tourchering the human beings, still Indian GOVT is awarding him so many awards!! Dear Daiji please try to interview one of the employee of Nasser Al Hajri in Saudi Arabia and see their housing facilities. During vacations he will keep 2 months salary as guarantee for his return and in addition he is also asking his friend to give the guarantee for his return, if not return he will deduct certain amount from the guarantor. All these are the qualifications of Mr. Pillai to become a rich NRI.

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