TALE OF TWO CITIES
MY child hood was around two cities. Ambasamudram and VK PURAM. It comprised a landmark Industry MADURA COATS .. whic employed around 10,000 blue collar employees in 1989-1992 ( thats my period of observation). and of course white collar no idea.
People living around 35 kms radius flocked the two cities for the employment it generates and the pay it offers.Rs6000/- for a blue collar in 1990 is a very big money .Many parents gave their JOB as dowry to their son-in-Laws.There wer two schools WELFARE for staff of employees and VIKASA for education of officers children.( the school and its students were looked up by neighbouring schools ). And 1st of every month is literally a DIWALI in both towns.
poorchaps fell prey to some scape goats who initiated a strike demanding better BONUS in Year 1992
occassion is DIWALI.. with out knowing that they wer cutting the branch on whic they are seated.
The co. went on RAPID AUTOMATION (with the advent of LIBERALIZATION).. and graned VRS who seeked and pressured others to take the same route.
TWENTY yrs downt the line its dis-heartening to see the co.running wit 450 Employees (from 10,000) .. and the most of its work wer all outsourced to contractors. But the company seems to run for 100 % effeciency.Eventually ppl of the soil flew away to chennai/BLR/USA/UAE for making a living.
So now comes my question. for whom we are running Industry.
so this is the kind of advancement we need?. i donno who to blame and who not to blame
People living around 35 kms radius flocked the two cities for the employment it generates and the pay it offers.Rs6000/- for a blue collar in 1990 is a very big money .Many parents gave their JOB as dowry to their son-in-Laws.There wer two schools WELFARE for staff of employees and VIKASA for education of officers children.( the school and its students were looked up by neighbouring schools ). And 1st of every month is literally a DIWALI in both towns.
poorchaps fell prey to some scape goats who initiated a strike demanding better BONUS in Year 1992
occassion is DIWALI.. with out knowing that they wer cutting the branch on whic they are seated.
The co. went on RAPID AUTOMATION (with the advent of LIBERALIZATION).. and graned VRS who seeked and pressured others to take the same route.
TWENTY yrs downt the line its dis-heartening to see the co.running wit 450 Employees (from 10,000) .. and the most of its work wer all outsourced to contractors. But the company seems to run for 100 % effeciency.Eventually ppl of the soil flew away to chennai/BLR/USA/UAE for making a living.
So now comes my question. for whom we are running Industry.
- To integerate people and productivity there by to enrich them.
- (OR)
- To desert a city which lived on the mill as their everything
- To demolish the nests of ppl making a living. China industrial policy stands "production lines are aimed at integerating their MANPOWER with Nations productivity. where as we follow Survival of the fittest'.
so this is the kind of advancement we need?. i donno who to blame and who not to blame
posted by kamalika @ 01:40
3 Comments
3 Comments:
Good work for a beginner! Very first post, thoughtful. Can make the theme little bright and sunny. As for the post, try to edit the text and present it catchy:) Good luck dude!
what was ur opinion of the content.
I created the blog as this menace was irking me for a v long time.
Rgds
We must understand that the core aim of any business is profit for the investors.The employees benefits and the social content towards the area it is situated come next.If the business makes surplus they share with all stakeholders including the employees.They may even build schools,health centres and parks.If the business is flourishing they even build quarters The company you mentioned initially was generous to employees but when they started agitating for more, the company saw danger signal and resorted to mechanisation,outsourcing and retrenchment to ensure that the main aim of making surplus is not affected
In answer to your question,it must be understood no private industry does business with altruistic goals.Even the public sector companies have certain limits. Like Tisco at Jamshedpur if both the management and the employees work in unison for boosting corpoare aim,then there is industrial peace and employee satisfaction.Certain amount of cooperation is needed among stakeholders as in any field.
Nice thought you had raised in your first post
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