NEFIS appeals
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Aug 31 : The North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) has appealed to all the Chief Ministers of the North East States to prevent scams related to jobs and educational opportunities in major cities 'to which the people from the North East region are falling prey.'
In a statement, NEFIS appealed to all the Chief Ministers of the North East States to constitute a Special Investigation Team to probe into the frauds and scams related to jobs and unemployment opportunities and take stringent actions against all agents responsible for the crime.
Saying that the North East region has been troubled with the perennial problem of massive unemployment for a long time, it urged all concerned to create more public sector jobs in the region and expand the educational infrastructure.
Due to the rise in the unemployment rate in North East States, many people, especially youth, search for job opportunities in major cities of mainland India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore etc. In doing so, many of the unemployed youth become easy prey to scammers and become victims of various scams and frauds, NEFIS observed.
Saying that the majority of such youth look for lower-skill jobs in private and corporate sectors, NEFIS continued that individuals posing as recruitment agents lure them on the pretext of getting them lucrative jobs apart from charging a hefty amount by making false promises of providing job opportunities.
"Many incidents have been reported wherein women employed in the spas and parlours in metropolitan cities have been sexually assaulted and harassed and, in some cases, forced into prostitution," it claimed.
"Likewise, these frauds can be witnessed in admission to educational institutions in different cities. Students and their families are duped by scammers demanding huge sums of money for ensuring admission to these institutions. In most cases, the students are compelled to enrol in unrecognized institutions, thereby jeopardizing their future. These longstanding educational and unemployment problems can be attributed to the chronic negligence on the part of the various successive State and Central Governments. These issues are very serious and require immediate intervention by the Government," NEFIS observed.
IMPHAL, Aug 31 : The North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) has appealed to all the Chief Ministers of the North East States to prevent scams related to jobs and educational opportunities in major cities 'to which the people from the North East region are falling prey.'
In a statement, NEFIS appealed to all the Chief Ministers of the North East States to constitute a Special Investigation Team to probe into the frauds and scams related to jobs and unemployment opportunities and take stringent actions against all agents responsible for the crime.
Saying that the North East region has been troubled with the perennial problem of massive unemployment for a long time, it urged all concerned to create more public sector jobs in the region and expand the educational infrastructure.
Due to the rise in the unemployment rate in North East States, many people, especially youth, search for job opportunities in major cities of mainland India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore etc. In doing so, many of the unemployed youth become easy prey to scammers and become victims of various scams and frauds, NEFIS observed.
Saying that the majority of such youth look for lower-skill jobs in private and corporate sectors, NEFIS continued that individuals posing as recruitment agents lure them on the pretext of getting them lucrative jobs apart from charging a hefty amount by making false promises of providing job opportunities.
"Many incidents have been reported wherein women employed in the spas and parlours in metropolitan cities have been sexually assaulted and harassed and, in some cases, forced into prostitution," it claimed.
"Likewise, these frauds can be witnessed in admission to educational institutions in different cities. Students and their families are duped by scammers demanding huge sums of money for ensuring admission to these institutions. In most cases, the students are compelled to enrol in unrecognized institutions, thereby jeopardizing their future. These longstanding educational and unemployment problems can be attributed to the chronic negligence on the part of the various successive State and Central Governments. These issues are very serious and require immediate intervention by the Government," NEFIS observed.