Somalia is booming

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"Most of the Mogadishu youths are
not happy with the increase of
foreign staff," says Mogadishu
resident Abdinur Mohamed. "The
government should create a law that
dictates at least 80% of the staff in
all sectors of the economy to be from
the local community".
According to Mohamed, it's a
sentiment shared by most young
Somalis, many of whom were unable
to secure the necessary
qualifications or training due to the
country's ongoing conflict. Even
recent graduates are facing few job
prospects, and some are demanding
limited-duration work permits foreign
experts.
Mmm, I can practically taste the AIDs and Ebola."There are so many Kenyans coming here - people from all over Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, everywhere," he says.
Well how about training these unskilled Somalis. People aren't born with skills, they are taught by their governments. Rich nations spent huge amounts of money and time in developing their human resources. The billions of dollars in AID that either goes into the pockets of corrupt politicians, NGOs and foreign troops for a start can be used to fund this. The army that does nothing (except rape their own women) and is not properly paid could be used as labour for massive infrastructure projects like road-building, dam-building, irrigation and railway track-laying. Technical colleges and schools all around the country to boost skills and hiring talented young Somalis boys and girls instead of going for the safe option of African mercenaries. If you are going to bring in a few foreign talent, at least make them from civilized nations in Europe and Asia as opposed bloody Kenyans.FarhanYare wrote:This is what happens when you have practically 80% of the country without any skills needed in the rebuilding of a country. I am sure majority of those who looked into outsourcing labor want locals to fill the positions they have, it's just that there aren't many skilled in the country.
Even with a government on yourside, those things gradually occur. But on the whole you hit the nail on the head.LiquidHYDROGEN wrote:Well how about training these unskilled Somalis. People aren't born with skills, they are taught by their governments. Rich nations spent huge amounts of money and time in developing their human resources. The billions of dollars in AID that either goes into the pockets of corrupt politicians, NGOs and foreign troops for a start can be used to fund this. The army that does nothing (except rape their own women) and is not properly paid could be used as labour for massive infrastructure projects like road-building, dam-building, irrigation and railway track-laying. Technical colleges and schools all around the country to boost skills and hiring talented young Somalis boys and girls instead of going for the safe option of African mercenaries. If you are going to bring in a few foreign talent, at least make them from civilized nations in Europe and Asia as opposed bloody Kenyans.FarhanYare wrote:This is what happens when you have practically 80% of the country without any skills needed in the rebuilding of a country. I am sure majority of those who looked into outsourcing labor want locals to fill the positions they have, it's just that there aren't many skilled in the country.
Romans Onyango is the site engineer at one of Mogadishu's luxury apartment buildings under construction. While there are no official numbers, the Kenyan national is one of the many foreign workers attracted to the Somali capital by lucrative contracts.