After several questions and debates in the Assembly before the size of this large school and the incumbents in the salaries of foreign workers and Seychellois workers who are doing the same work in private companies and even the public sector, this topic this week is the size of a motion that ‘n ganny unanimous support also members.

It was the MNA for Grand Anse Mahé, Waven William, who tabled the motion calling on the government to correct this issue in a salary review exercise and also to encourage the private sector to attend this exercise.

The Honorable William said that he was not imposing this motion on the private sector but that this motion called for the government to begin an exercise in the context of this motion to include the private sector which employs about 62% of the labor force as the engine of our economy.

“The official figure for the Seychelles workforce for the second quarter of a year in all sectors represents 52,433 workers in the private and public sectors. The employment rate increased by 5.1% while the average income fell by 1.1% compared to the same quarter in 2021. What is remarkable is that the tourism industry experienced an increase of 14.3%, 64.3% of public sector workers and women while parastatal men and form 57.1% worker. Foreign workers make up 5% of public sector workers while 14.3% are parastatals. The private sector employs 65% of the workforce and the public sector employs 21% while the parastatal employs 15%, representing 34 thousand 81 workers, almost half of whom are foreigners.

The Honorable William says that it is not time to really review whether these figures are correct to correct these injustices. In addition, 17 thousand work permit applications have been submitted to bring in foreign workers and 15 thousand have been approved. The motion calls for unrestricted private sector development, the government correcting inequalities and differences in the wage package to motivate Seychellois workers to remain supportive and patriotic, which will also help encourage and motivate school children to learn and take jobs instead. Leading foreign workers is our Seychellois who will benefit.

He asked the government to listen to the deliberations of the Assembly and listen to the measures taken to alleviate the situation of the most vulnerable people in society and the department concerned for career guidance to review their strategies, set up a system of motivation to zanfan ver lekselans.

In his presentation on this motion, the Honorable William also pointed out that Seychelles has made great progress in integral human development compared to the pre-multiparty world and that we have many young professionals qualified for various positions in both the public and private sectors. The vast majority of parents today emphasize emphasizing that their children are out of school with the best possible outcomes, even if they say that public schools are still working to close the gap with private schools.

In the meantime, we call on parents, children, the government as a facilitator and also the private sector to reflect on the many different cross-cutting positions that can be made in addition to merit and where possible especially at this level of development in Seychelles. He said that this motion will have its merits in this process and the comprehensive transformation process will be more inclusive towards positive benefits for Seychellois and the creation of larises.

“Without the presence of foreign workers, Seychellois recognize the level and progress in the integral development of our country. you value the public sector as well as the private sector. ”

Although this is also a global phenomenon, the Honorable William says that any government can correct certain injustices to prevent this from happening.

Although he acknowledged the challenges of the private sector to remain sustainable as the engine of the economy and also the challenge of finding quality, quantity and professionalism in various fields, the challenge of importing foreign workers to influence development, which if not foreign workers in many sectors we do not This is the level we have reached and Seychelles is like any other country to continue to need foreign workers in its development process.

“But I also understand that there is a lot of manipulation to prevent Seychellois in certain sectors from being pressured to not get promotions or salary increases that are appropriate for the type of work they are doing.

I have made a very unfortunate resort which is also the case where even Seychellois who work in human resources conspire with their bosses to prevent another Seychellois brother or brother from progressing because of them, they have won what they have to do. They are fulfilling their mission to ensure that foreign workers continue to enter instead of helping their own Seychellois to move forward.

He said in his motion that in the process of general transformation taking place in the country, such injustices have been identified and corrected.

“Let us once and for all get to our Seychellois welfare where you deserve it. I would like to say that these shortcomings are more prevalent in the private sector and through the various sectors of the economy such as fisheries, tourism, agriculture, construction, trade as well as in activities that add value.

Human development in Seychelles has also taken a toll on some of our professional careers, which is unattractive, based on their qualifications, and this is evident in many departments and many of our professionals. There are also workers who do not go to university but with their experience and performance they work like professionals and because of their lack of certification they are poorly rewarded. ”

There is a lot of debate from members on both sides of the table and it is clear that all members agree on what needs to be addressed and which Seychellois workers need to be better recognized, better paid and better valued. lenzistis i ganny deal with once for all.

Source: Seychelles Nation