Foreigners steal unskilled labour jobs from Somali locals

[AbdiJohnson]

I am,

Abdi "This is outrageous" Johnson

[Methylamine]

It isn't stealing if the locals aren't willing to do it

[original dervish]

The airport is being paid for with Turkish money.....they can hire whom they like.

[KnowThySelf23]

It isn't stealing if the locals aren't willing to do it

exactly. Enough with this "down with the man" nonsense. nobody is oppressing them, they can do the job if they want, but a lot of them think they're above it.

[TheMightyNomad]

It isn't stealing if the locals aren't willing to do it

exactly. Enough with this "down with the man" nonsense. nobody is oppressing them, they can do the job if they want, but a lot of them think they're above it.

i keep hearing more and more retarded comments!

people in somalia are crying out to get jobs and here you are saying they dont want to. Have you seeen the unemployment rates?

[CaliQase]

Mar walba waxaan iraahaa; Soomaaliya Shaqo la'aani kama jirtee shaqo-yahan la'aan baa ka jirta.
As for this particular incident, locals really don't know how to paint.

[Buraanbur]

It's not about the locals not wanting to do the work. There are plenty of Bantu who would do the work, but the Turkish are busy gobbling up contracts and bringing in their own people. You should read Africa Intelligence and The Indian Ocean Newsletter for the scope.

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

I think it's very ignorant to say Somalis don't want to work. I think it's more of a case of lack of skills and training as well as the SFG bowing down to any foreigner's demands in order to secure AID. Just look at China in other African countries and how they only employ and import chinese to work for them. Are you saying manual labour like painting is beyond the scope of a Somali male adult?

What's that old saying? Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day...

[Rambie]

^Teach a man how to fish and he'll eat everyday.
I though it was an Arabic saying.

[LightAtNight]

I cant criticise the Turks after what they've done for us bless them. What am worried about in the influx of kenyans, Ugandanss and others who are taking a lot of Jobs because many Somalis haven't got the skills required. Its also possible that the businesses and companies that hire these foreigners dont trust Somalis or they just dont want to put the effort and look for them, it seems like very unpatriotic thing to do.

[CaliQase]

I think it's very ignorant to say Somalis don't want to work. I think it's more of a case of lack of skills and training as well as the SFG bowing down to any foreigner's demands in order to secure AID. Just look at China in other African countries and how they only employ and import chinese to work for them. Are you saying manual labour like painting is beyond the scope of a Somali male adult?

What's that old saying? Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day...

LH, I think you misunderstood me at some point. I am not saying they don't want to, ofcourse some don't, but there are a lot who will be happy to do it.

For the part you say it is the lack of the skill, I agree with you. Add to that the lack of modern equipment.

[libaaxyare]

There are tons of construction jobs in Mogadishu if anyone is willing to do it.

belief it or not Local fuundi skilled somali bantu are all employed and there is no workers , The Somali company that is building one of our house abandoned to finish our house for 6 months because of lack of fuundi workers they are flout out and cant find local workers. we paid 90K to build two story house yet we have to chase every day for 6 months.

[Machiavelli2]

Mar walba waxaan iraahaa; Soomaaliya Shaqo la'aani kama jirtee shaqo-yahan la'aan baa ka jirta.
As for this particular incident, locals really don't know how to paint.

Cali

Ina Adeer, have you ever met a Somali painter in the diaspora? We think driving cabs is more noble than painting or building homes because it involves skills and hard work.

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

^^^^They don't mind begging though and getting caydh.

[RoobleAlWaliid]

It's not about the locals not wanting to do the work. There are plenty of Bantu who would do the work, but the Turkish are busy gobbling up contracts and bringing in their own people. You should read Africa Intelligence and The Indian Ocean Newsletter for the scope.