Despite the best efforts of the government to
address the issue of unemployment which rates at 2.9% of which youth
unemployment rate as of Kuensel May 2nd, 2014, is reported to be
9.6% which is a matter of big concern. The soaring cases of unemployment is
attributed to the lack of proper mechanism by the government and relevant
agencies to address this issue, lack of congenial working environment and
proper selection process in the private and corporate bodies, employment of so
many expatriate workers in the construction sites and the inadequacy of the
education system to equip the youth with the requisite skills.
Well, one of the common reasons cited by the
government agencies and corporate sector for the lapse is due to the shortage
of manpower. If this is the case, it is imperative that the government agencies
make strategic human resource plan and recruit manpower from the job market.
Another key issues that affect employment is the
lack of facilities and infrastructure in the rural areas. This subsequently
makes employment a centralized phenomenon.
In addition, one of the main factors that refrain
the job seekers from venturing into private sector is the lack of conducive
conditions like having to work for long hours without overtime charges, salary
not paid on timely basis and termination without benefits. Another reason is
the lack of job security as well as personal security especially for woman
employees.
Also, the lack of transparency in the selection
process in the Private and corporate bodies where vacancies were announced for
the sake of doing it while nepotism-driven employee would have been already
given due priority.
The employment
of so many expatriate workers or laborers at the construction sites and many
other fields while our country possesses enough man power for the same is yet
another factor dwindling employment opportunities for local workers. This
accounts for the outflow of major share of our income. Had this system been
ceased, simultaneously the money saved may be diverted for augmenting the pay
of our workers. Then it would have provided a platform where people would
readily join any work as long as they get paid, and hence eliminate the
discrimination of works.
The other
loophole is attributed to the inadequacy in the education system to provide
skill oriented education or learning processes which otherwise would have
equipped the students with the necessary skills suitable for any work. The
failure of the government to provide necessary and adequate training to the
energetic youngsters who possess tremendous potentiality to perform almost all
kinds of work also dwindles the employ-ability of the job seekers.
The one side of the topic which depicts that the
lapse lies in the government agencies, private sectors, corporate sectors and
the relevant agencies has been presented in the aforesaid lines. However, an
individual employee is also responsible for the so-called Unemployment in
certain ways. The lines to follow will unfold the other causes of unemployment
associated with an individual jobseeker.
Good
work ethic is one of the essential element that the employers want incorporated
in the employees. Good work ethic encompassing hard work, perseverance,
integrity, discipline and professionalism are considered missing in the
Bhutanese employees.
Lack of
adequate knowledge, skills, experience and values in an individual which duly
make them unfit for the kind of work they prefer or which they get offered. The
incompetency of an individual candidate to work in the sector opted.
In
addition, prejudice or bias against blue collar jobs from the job seekers
despite their educational qualification is duly responsible
for the apparent discrepancy.
Lack
of financial assistance and confidence on part of youth to start their own
venture and or private business or organization is still on a strong foothold.
This in turn is impeding the process of privatization or the implementation of
individual innovative ideas.
Lack of
innovative ideas in the amateur youth may also be one of the contributing factors
for unemployment.
Resistance
from youth to join private organizations considering it undependable is also
hindering the employee’s decision to opt to work in one of such organizations
despite the fact that such sectors has preferably better employment scopes and
opportunities.
Lack of work spirit in
people where almost everyone in this modernized and advanced world would prefer
a job involving minimal effort or a sedentary one and on the contrary expect
more salary is one kind of mindset that the employment seekers are conjoined
with. Lapse or such mindset of people would greatly contribute to the crisis of
unemployment.
All in all, I believe that the blame game of the
mismatch between skills with job available should come to a halt. Nobody was
born equipped with skills or skill is not an innate trait but traits that can
be acquired as one meddle with the job in the due course of time. Given a
chance and an opportunity, every individual possess an innate potential which
awaits its unfoldment to the world outside. It just takes a spark to trigger
their inner talents to showcase their iridescent flames.
And hence it is important for the government agencies
and the corporate bodies to render the opportunity or congenial conditions so
that the ones employed will be able to perform in line and unanimity with the agencies.
The joint effort of the government and the education sector in equipping the
youth with the requisite skills and mindset for the acceptance of blue-collar
jobs coupled with innovative ideas would emanate radiance on the mundane path
of unemployment.
