The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Hon. Jean-François Chaumière held a meeting today in presence of the Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues Johnson Roussety, the Rodrigues Commissioner for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Mr. Christian Agathe, officials of the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, and the representative of BACECA – the Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Mr. Bushan Ramloll.
The focus of the meeting was the pool of manpower that can be created in Rodrigues to address the shortage of workers in specific industries on mainland Mauritius, such as construction industries. About 3 900 jobs have been created in this sector lately, and Rodriguans should be able to benefit from this boom, Minister Chaumière underlined.
It was also discussed how the contract of the workers coming from Rodrigues could be drawn so as to be more adapted to the needs of these workers, and the contractors wishing to employ them. It was discussed, for example, that their contracts should specify accommodation and transport conditions as well as whether these contracts should be period or project-based.
Minister Chaumière and Chief Commissioner Johnson Roussety agreed on the principle of training people from Rodrigues for the requirements of specific industries and occupations in Mauritius. Chief Commissioner Roussety and Commissioner should begin working on a scheme in Rodrigues to publicize the needs of the Mauritian labour market, and to explain to workers there what is expected of them should they join the mainland workforce.
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