It’s really a hard decision to
make. But I find no other option. I cannot bear to see the miseries anymore. I just quit.
“Quit from what??”
is the real question that needs to be answered.
is the real question that needs to be answered.
I have been working in a reputed organization in Nepal, head office-ed at Dubai. Our job here is to fulfil the human resource demand of our clients under different categories in Gulf Countries. We need to make - those going abroad - sign a contract when they are ready to fly. And I found out some of the contracts, especially those involving workers going as a cleaner or labour in the Gulf countries, are the most difficult thing to do.
These people are so innocent, naïve and illiterate. And we sell them to do the most difficult thing in the world at the lowest available wedge. There are some cases where our brothers and sisters are not even provided minimum facilities as per the terms and conditions mentioned in the offer letter and we cannot do anything for them. Many are returned home from the airport in Nepal, or from the destined country and some are even not refunded. Shame on us! Shame on me!! Shame on our government!!! I cannot do this job anymore.
Here is a case which devastated me:
There was a man “Hit Narayan” who was going to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to earn for his family. He was returned from the airport because his date of birth at the Passport and Nepalese Citizenship mismatched.
The passport is prepared on the basis of the citizenship and the responsibility of converting the accurate date and making no mistakes lies on the part of the employees of the Passport section.
Now, he cannot go to the same company, his visa will not work anymore, his flights were cancelled and he cannot go abroad unless he mends his new passport.
Worse he will not be refunded. What a pity. It seems like he was from a very humble background. It turns out he had arranged the fund at a very high cost in his village because our Banks deny to serve the poor and, all his land was kept as collateral to the lender.
He had paid NPR 7,000.00 as service charge and visa charge in the consultancy but he had paid NPR 70,000.00 to his agent and also bore all the costs to reach to the airport. So, his minimum cost for all the processing was NPR 1,00,0000. This is a huge sum of money. Now, he has no employment, no refund or consolation of any type and no means to repay the debt any more. He and his entire family are doomed.
This is only an example, there are numerous cases. The income from remittance is not helping our country (http://nitesview.blogspot.com/2013/11/when-will-we-get-rich.html) and the way of remittance (abroad employment) is not poor friendly.
There was a man “Hit Narayan” who was going to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to earn for his family. He was returned from the airport because his date of birth at the Passport and Nepalese Citizenship mismatched.
The passport is prepared on the basis of the citizenship and the responsibility of converting the accurate date and making no mistakes lies on the part of the employees of the Passport section.
Now, he cannot go to the same company, his visa will not work anymore, his flights were cancelled and he cannot go abroad unless he mends his new passport.
Worse he will not be refunded. What a pity. It seems like he was from a very humble background. It turns out he had arranged the fund at a very high cost in his village because our Banks deny to serve the poor and, all his land was kept as collateral to the lender.
He had paid NPR 7,000.00 as service charge and visa charge in the consultancy but he had paid NPR 70,000.00 to his agent and also bore all the costs to reach to the airport. So, his minimum cost for all the processing was NPR 1,00,0000. This is a huge sum of money. Now, he has no employment, no refund or consolation of any type and no means to repay the debt any more. He and his entire family are doomed.
This is only an example, there are numerous cases. The income from remittance is not helping our country (http://nitesview.blogspot.com/2013/11/when-will-we-get-rich.html) and the way of remittance (abroad employment) is not poor friendly.
Right now I cannot do anything to
change this, or help those who already are in trouble. I cannot see their
misery, our misery anymore. I quit this job. And I do also promise that I will
do something that will create great employment opportunity to our brothers and
sisters in Nepal. Maybe it will need some time but I will help create a better place to live.
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