ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Moving from a disadvantaged position to social integration

It is essential to maximise jobs for long term socioeconomic stability

BY

NOEL G DE SOUZA

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The Government in India has reserved numerous industries co the rural sector such as soap an d beedies (the Indian hand rolled cigarettes). The id ea is to maxirnize emp loyment. Th e Western id ea, a heritage from the groups in the past. These include Aboriginals, children who were forcibly and secretly brought from tl1e United Kingdom, and

There has been an emphasis in Australia in recent years, on the ' ' remediation for wrongs whic h were done tO certain

The same GFC made days of the indu strial revolution, is to reduce employment and thus to increase prolics. Potential \1<:Testern investors in India, particularly from the USA and Britain need to absorb the tl1ose who are physically handicapped.

As a country with a strong econo my, it might be safely assumed chat Australia can look after its disadvantaged. But the term ' disadvantaged' has suddenly begLJn to

Austra l ia, particularly with its high interest rates a safe haven forforeign investors and this ensured Indian viewpoint becau se of its prevailing socio- economic conditions The underl)fog philosophy i s that ·what is good the strength of the Australian dollar assume a newer and broader meaning in Australi a. As the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) began to unfold, a lifeline had co be thrown co those who d epended on their sup erannuation earnings for mere sustenance, because share portfolios had begun co dranrntically fall in value.

The same GF'C made Australia, particularly with its high interesr rares, a safe haven for fo r eign investors and this ens ured the strength of the Australian dollar. However, a stron g Australian dollar added to the cost of producing good s in A u stralia, made tl1ern tmcompetitive on the world stage. This affected both manu factur ing and agriculture. Thus muuerous manufacturing units either closed down or were downsized, and some moved to a mucl1 cl1eaper New Zealand Closing down o r downsizing a manufacturing p lant is a ver y traumatic affair fo r its workers The whole community gets affected. The price of h ouses m ig h t fall, sp ouses jobs might have to abandoned a nd chi ldren's education could get disrupted. 111ere have been large government handouts to keep mannfacruring planes from being shut down , but the results till now have been dub ious.

An e.'lample of a diver sified economy is in Geelong in Victoria It has been the home of tl1e ford Motor Company since 1925, including other manufacturers like Backwell IXL and MHG Glass Nor surprisingly, the A L1s ttalian Amomotive Research Centre is located there. Complementing the automotive in dustry is one the largest petroleum refineries in A u stralia. There are food processing unit.5, including seafood, and these add to Geelong's econ omic diversiJicati.on.

A similar example to Geelong is found in D etroit in the USA. Once a thriving city with the automobile industry as its crown jewel, Detroit has now become a ghost of its former self. Wid1 its population reduced, manufacturing unit.5 in tatters and dilapidated housing, the city's income has fallen to the exte nt diat on July 19 this year, it declared itself bankrupt. Pension funds and other for the greater number should prevail

''Th e Government in Australia has foresee n that it n eeds a we!J trained workforce. Large amoums of money have therefore been spent in bringing Australian education up to the best levels. And this incl ud es those w ho are disad vantaged. Kirn Ca rr, cl1e !vl.inisrer for Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Higher Education claims d1at Australia now has twenty per cent of disadvantaged studen ts in higher educatio n.

These are important facts which will d etermine the reshaping of d1eAustral.ian economy. As Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said in a recent policy speech entitled The .Australian Econot1!)' in Transition: B11ilding A Nell' Co111petitivemss /lgendrr.

"Because d1e China resources boom is coming off, Australia's core economic strategy for the future must be one whi ch diversifies our eco nomy by creating more jobs in manufacruring, food production, infrastl'Ucture, construction, and our man y other services ind ustries, rather than having all our eggs in ju st one basket - the resources and energy sectQr".

Indians in Australia are found in all socio -econ omic g roups which range from the very ad vantaged or rich industrialists and en trepreneurs (who are fo und in small numbers) co d1e very disadvantaged (best examples include recent migrants or asylum seekers who lack such skills such as proficie n cy in the English language). Th e la t ter groups (migrants and asylum seekers) have become the subject of submissions b y Th e Fed eration of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) to the Australian Government. FECCA, currently under the leadership of Pino :Migliori.no, receives funding fro m the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

An example of d1e healthcare sector will illu strate the large expanse in wh ich Indians are found. Indian doctors fill patient needs in botl1 cities and rural area s. There are besides, lndian scienti st.5 an d doctors who do r esea rch in sucl1 fields as cancer and diabetes. There are, at the othe r end, Indians who ate patients and some who are h andicapped.