Bridge job disconnect between locals & expats - Commentators
The Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr The Hon. Kedrick D. Pickering, recently expressed that there was a continued need for imported labour within the Virgin Islands while Sixth District Representative Hon. Alvera Maduro-Caines also disclosed that many members of her district remain jobless.
Commentators Douglas Wheatley as well as Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru both agreed on the 3D radio show aired May 10, 2013 that a disconnect existed with the Territory’s job situation as a result of the statements made by the two legislators. “Now for me something is wrong,” said Sowande.
Hon. Maduro-Caines has expressed that she did not believe statements claiming that young people did not want to work, according to the commentators.
Sowande remarked that legislation is in place that clearly states that qualified locals should be employed once positions become available. “We really need to see how we could bridge that disconnect between those who want jobs and this perceived need that we have to import labour.”
He also expressed that a stronger examination needed to done with regard to the education system with regard to qualifications of the youths. “We’re spending a lot on our education system and if we’re not getting the results, we really need to take some steps to deal with it.”
Meanwhile, Douglas Wheatley suggested that training should play an important role in the hiring of young unemployed youths in the Territory.
“It is the responsibility of the government to equip its population, so that the jobs that become available within the country can be accessed by the people of the country,” said Douglas Wheatley.
He further suggested that it was government’s responsibility to equip persons to access jobs and earn a living in their own country and added that it was not simply a matter of ‘fancy’ qualifications. “You can give a local person a job and then he can bring his qualifications up over a period of time,” he stated.
He suggested that overseas and online courses can be done to have this realised.
“You have to give your people a chance, you can’t be excluding your people” he said.
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15 Responses to “Bridge job disconnect between locals & expats - Commentators”
Our minister of labour wants to bring in more people, no wonder m@*k and myr*n got so many philipinos working for them?
Pickering are you full of @#$%^ after you all don give all the white people dem work permit are you killing the island people if are you don't want the island people in are you country say it don't go around the bush dem bill up all you country now are you don't want them terrible
Picko..... been full of BS!! from a long time very selfish & greed ed , a sell out for white people or any expat with money.. REMEMBER RALPH O 'NEAL MADE A STATEMENT THAT HE DON'T HAVE TO GET ON NO ONE PRIVATE PLANE IF HE WANT TO THE STATE (It was Picko... he was talking bout ) ...
Dear All,
Because your names are not here on display is no reason to be so rude and respectful of your fellowmen. Please try to be civil. It is proper to refer to the ministers by their given title whether you like, dislike, agree or disagree with them. Some post does not even use a capital " R" when referring to the Hon. Skelton In addition the tone of some of these post is just disgusting. Let us as a people elevate ourself fom this type of behavior. It is not becoming. We are not setting a good example for the youths. I am tired of this. Pease let us try to do better. We must be the change we want to see. Change begins when each person decides to be that change. Thank you very much for taking a step in the right direction and for encouraging someone else to do so.
Solve those two and you will have 100% employment. Stop the blaming.
When you at some of these department they are full of contract workers and expats, get rid of them.