Towards the Achievement of IT-driven Nigerian Society: The Odds, Realities and Challenges to the Library and Information Professionals ~ Cybrarian of Note

First published Sunday, Oct 23 2005 on Nigerian Library Association Blog


Towards the Achievement of IT-driven Nigerian Society: The Odds, Realities and Challenges to the Library and Information Professionals ~ Cybrarian of Note

MIGRANTS ROB BRITON YOUTHS OF JOBS - A reaction

Below is my reaction to an article with the caption MIGRANTS ROB YOUNG BRITONS OF JOBS published by Daily Express newspaper in UK on 18 August 2011. [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265665]

Rejoinder by Ayo Onatola reads as follows:

Job opportunities should not be a subject of racial discrimination except we want to thrash “Equality and Diversity Regulations”. For every job vacancy announcement, I believe there are requirements spelt out for eligible candidates to apply. Are we saying that immigrants are not eligible for employment in the UK as their own way of contribution to the UK economy growth? Are we saying that UK citizens should have waivers even if they are not qualified for the advertised jobs?

I think, in order not to breed unnecessary disaffection among the residents – between the Britons and the immigrants - the roots of the increasing number of young Britons lining up for doles at the various job centres need to be investigated. In a situation where grandparents of a Briton live in council flats and their own parents depend solely on benefits of all kinds, please what motivation does the child brought up under that environment to have education beyond the level supported by government? Such child proceeds to become an apprentice on a given trade. The opposite scenario obtains for a typical migrant family, at least majority or sizeable number of them. It is vital to mention that many heads of migrant families have second degrees before coming to the UK, yet they settle for employments which are not commensurate to their status, but for economic survival. That explains why such families are determined that their children must be educated too, if not beyond their own levels.

Therefore, if there are vacancies in banks, research institutes or universities/Colleges at senior or middle level cadres, it is obvious which category of people stands better chance for employability. Hardworking migrant workers should not be blamed for institutionalised indolence exhibited by many British youths, who feel that everything should come easily to their tables and courtesy of government benefits.

Finally, a new re-orientation of the British youths should be launched by the appropriate agency of government. Perhaps this medium is auspicious to say that, it is high time we stopped the hypocrisy about mass migration to UK and exaggerated adverse effects such has on its economy. UKBA knows how much revenue they rake in for government from immigration and the UK universities can attest to the fact that many of the recent changes in immigration laws targeted at foreign students have boomerang effect on their continuing operations.