What should be done to cope with Unemployment Problem?
By skbadhan
@skbadhan (879)
India
May 26, 2007 1:02am CST
hello friends Here in my country india Unemployment in the major problem these days.Its realy hard for find jobs even after doing heigher degrees. people think that government should provide more jobs.but i feel its impossible to govrnment to provide jobs to all the unemployed. what should be changes made in education system so as to cope with this unemployment problems.
I have heard in some countries government pays money to unemployeds untill they get a good job according to their education. i don't know wether this is true or not.
will you please tell me wether your country is also facing such problems what are the policies of your adminstraion and government regarding unemployment...
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12 responses
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
26 May 07
that is one good idea raredog. our government has that program, too. however the problem is, some are looking for really high paying salaries and do not want to stoop down to those temporary jobs which they say don't suit the education they finished.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
26 May 07
this will be a good step to undertake. at least, those ones who really need to scrape some amount for a living will have something to buy food with.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
26 May 07
this is the problem taht is gripping the world over. the world has too many people already the jobs around are just too few yet, they are actually coming now in much higher numbers. there is a need to people to innovate in order to earn a decent living. for the moment, it is wise for parents to keep children to minimum numbers. zero is the best. we already know how bleak the future holds for the next generation. if it is difficult for us now, it will even more difficult for the future generations if nothing is done to cut on population growth. let's all join hands to effect a negative population growth and life will not be so difficult to manage.
@skbadhan (879)
• India
26 May 07
You are very right if we people are facing such problems definately furure generation are going to face more of it. its better idea to keep the childrens no a minimum . I also think like you that zero is best but better half mad my family may not be aggree to this so i have decieded to have one children.
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@rakhii (1302)
• India
27 May 07
Me too agree with you people. I would like to share a thought of mine which I have from very long back. I have thought that I will have one child of my own and one I'll have from an orphanage. This will help that child also and make me also happy that I did something for humanity. But truly saying, I dont know I would be able to do this or not, coz I dont know how my family or would be react to this.....will he agree to this or not.,,......so all of this depends on him.....n i hope he'z gonna be dere vid me in my decision.....
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
26 May 07
we are facing this kind of problem, too. i am from the philippines by the way. but the past few years, our unemployment rate has decreased. the government were able to bring in too many investors thus generating employments for us locals.
isn't there are lots of call centers in india, too? they say that there are even more call centers there than here in the philippines.
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@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
26 May 07
If you lose your job here in Canada, you're entitled to "Employment Insurance". I'm not really sure of the criteria to get it, because luckily I've never had to use it. I don't think it's the governments job to supply jobs for the people. With more people on the government payroll, it's the taxpayers paying their salaries. It is however encumbant on governments to be fair with their tax systems so companies want to come to the country, and give people jobs, and get the economy working. My company has hired over 20,000 people in India, which is bad for me, because I will probably need employment insurance in the near future.
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@Manoj_s (939)
• India
26 May 07
Self employment is the one solutin for umemployment as faras i am concerned .why people are adamant that they will work only under an ybody one can easily start or do self emplyment easily if he go searching for a methode he wil l find one surely.
though he may start from a simple business and with hard work it can be grown.
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@tigertang (1749)
• Singapore
26 May 07
I ended up self-employed because I was having problems finding work and a friend of mine told me that instead of spending money to work for other people, I should turn my efforts to making money for myself. It was not a case of trying to get rich - merely a case of trying to survive in the job market.
Self-employment is tough, especially when you don't have the infrastructure that companies have. It's also really tough when you are starting out but somehow you manage to learn the necessary skills and you also have to find all sorts of ways to make a bit of money here and there.
Funnily enough, this has worked out ok for me. Whenever I get employed by someone else, I usually get booted out of the company within a 6-month period. However, as a self-employed person, I think I've managed to do OK for myself.
The days when you had to work for someone else are long gone. ALways consider a variety of ways to stay alive - best wishes
@pointyblue (222)
• Denmark
26 May 07
You ask if it's true that in some countries the authorities will pay unemployed people untill they get a good job according to their education.
That is somewhat the case in Denmark where the social safety net guarantees everybody an income. Unemployed people might have to accept jobs not exactly fitting their education, but normally they will not force you to take a job you don't want.
As to your other question, should a government provide jobs for unemployed people: The government should create growth in the economy by for instance starting major constructions, thus both creating jobs and pumping money into the society. When this money is again spent the result is even more economic growth, wealth and jobs.
If this method is applied during recession it will help an economy get back on it's feet and stimulate job creation on all levels of the society.
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@sigma77 (5383)
• United States
26 May 07
It is simply not possible for the government to provide jobs for all. The private sector will have to provide the jobs. As economies grow, then the number of available jobs will grow. Sine your economy is growing about 9 or 10% a year, I would think that there would be much job creation. Mostly blue collar jobs at first and then more professional jobs. But I hear that India is fast becoming a high-tech mecca, creating many new technical types of jobs. Government can provide some relief from unemployment, but it should only be temporary. That is how is basically works in the US.
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@subathra (3519)
• India
26 May 07
Actually there are ample opportunities for educated people in private sectors in India.But i wonder why people are very keen in blaming the government to provide job for them.There are more and more companies opened here and there to employ people with attractive salary.
Students while studying in their final yeay in colleges are recruited through campus interview systems by top level companies before they pass out of college.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
26 May 07
I think the unemployment scene in India has improved a bit in the last decade with the entrance of private players in the market. But, I guess though we have higher education, the quality of it is not good enough to guarantee work. Our education system is really not a progressive and practical one. This means that when an Indian graduate comes out to search for work, he has only bookish knowledge and does not know what to practically with that knowledge. Wheareas in the western countries the practicality of the teaching ensures that graduates have a good idea of how their education contributes to their career and company.
Cheers!
Ram
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
28 May 07
First thing is to control population .Increase in the population is the major cause of concern.Also in India education system has to be omproved.It has to be made more professional & market oriented.There are jobs but not enough talent due to our poor educational system.
@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
27 May 07
In the USA we have unemployment insurance for people who have lost their jobs. It is paid for by taxing the employers at a rate commensurate with how much unemployment they have. In order to collect an employee has to have worked for at least 12 weeks i believe it is and they get about 50% of what their average pay. Unemployment is a tough issue, and it is hard to alleviate it unless you have a lot of industry to provide employment.
@renyissac (182)
• India
28 May 07
First we should control the population growth. Then we should keep a revive on agrarian sector.Keep giving loans to the small farms such as Microcredits. Allow the foreign investors to invest on industries but not allow them above 27% in retail trade since it is the 2 largest job provider in the country...
