Thursday, November 23, 2006
Indian Factories
I think couple of few more posts will be written by me till the time I take out all frustration of the IT industry :) Last few days I have been observing how the IT industry in India has turned into a huge factory with the workers joining any factory at any time without any training. The only thing which matters, is the
target which has to be achieved by the HR of all the factories to get in
more workers every month.
Here the worker is a monthly wage labourer who is just concerned about the monthly pay packet which he carries home every month.. Whichever factory will offer more, labourer would quit the previous factory (though here a day's notice period is too short a notice) and join the new one as the work is same all across, with no specialized skills needed. The labourers are paid here too for working overtime or on holidays. They have to work in shifts too. So few labourers are lucky to go home and have a good sleep while the next set of labourers comes in to work in night shift.
But I must say, that these factories and labourers are much more sophisticated and well-off. Most of the labourers are from premium engineering and MCA institutes. They are the ones buying most of the flats in all the plush areas and in return being responsible for the skyrocketing property rates. All the malls in the city are full of them every weekend. Loans (specifically home loans) are available on just a phone call. Most of the flight passengers, be it domestic or international will be full of them. They contribute a significant percentage in the 8% growth of India.
But ultimately they are all labourers. Factories are not bothered about the attrition rate. Their only objective is 'labourer recruitment' at the best market price :)
target which has to be achieved by the HR of all the factories to get in
more workers every month.
Here the worker is a monthly wage labourer who is just concerned about the monthly pay packet which he carries home every month.. Whichever factory will offer more, labourer would quit the previous factory (though here a day's notice period is too short a notice) and join the new one as the work is same all across, with no specialized skills needed. The labourers are paid here too for working overtime or on holidays. They have to work in shifts too. So few labourers are lucky to go home and have a good sleep while the next set of labourers comes in to work in night shift.
But I must say, that these factories and labourers are much more sophisticated and well-off. Most of the labourers are from premium engineering and MCA institutes. They are the ones buying most of the flats in all the plush areas and in return being responsible for the skyrocketing property rates. All the malls in the city are full of them every weekend. Loans (specifically home loans) are available on just a phone call. Most of the flight passengers, be it domestic or international will be full of them. They contribute a significant percentage in the 8% growth of India.
But ultimately they are all labourers. Factories are not bothered about the attrition rate. Their only objective is 'labourer recruitment' at the best market price :)
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