Postgraduates vie for jobs of mason, carpenter in Israel
Sunit Dhawan
Rohtak, January 19
Graduates, postgraduates (PGs) and professionally qualified youths are vying to work as masons, carpenters and bar-benders in Israel, though no educational qualification is required for these jobs.
Jobs more lucrative there
I have worked in Dubai for several years. I used to earn Rs 45,000 per month there, but jobs in Israel are more lucrative as the monthly salary there is about Rs 1.4 lakh. Mahavir, Resident of Sikar district, Rajasthan
Candidates spend night in open
- Candidates from other states had a harrowing experience as many of them, who could not afford any hotel or lodge to spend the night, were forced to sleep in parks or on footpaths in the biting cold
- Adding insult to injury, the ‘outsider’ candidates coming from states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha were not allowed to enter the skill-testing centre on the premises of Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak on Friday
- Most of the candidates from other states were left dejected and had to return to their native states
For instance, Amit, a resident of Chuliana village in Rohtak district, who has been selected for the job as a bar-bender, possesses a BSc (non-medical) degree.
Vishal Gahlawat, of Kheri Sadh village has an MA degree while Vijay Kumar of Girawar village in the district is also a postgraduate in English.
Kanaram Gurjar from Sikar in Rajasthan has done BA and certificate courses in basic school teaching and computer applications.
“Educational qualifications have no meaning if one cannot stand on his feet. I used to work at a private school, but the salary was not good. I wanted to go abroad to earn, but do not have the money required for that. As far as the risk factor is concerned, the risk of life is everywhere. On the whole, this is a good earning opportunity,” says Vijay Kumar.
“No educational qualification like graduation or matriculation is required for the jobs. Candidates are just required to have the requisite skills,” states Ajay Raina, a member of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) team engaged in the recruitment drive going on at Rohtak.
Many candidates who have worked in the West Asia are also competing to get jobs in Israel, owing to lucrative salary packages and perks.
“I have worked in Dubai for several years. I returned to India during the Covid-19 pandemic. I used to earn Rs 45,000 per month in Dubai but the jobs in Israel are more lucrative as the monthly salary there is about Rs 1.4 lakh,” says Mahavir from Sikar district in Rajasthan, who is an aspirant for the job of mason.
His companion Bhairu, who has also worked in Dubai, says, “We get daily wages of Rs 500-700 here in India, which is not adequate in view of the spiraling prices of essential commodities. I want to go to Israel so that I can earn good money and support my family,” he says.
