Reverse logic on youth 'escape'

Rather than spreading unnecessary fear, fear and anxiety in the society about youth migration, we should be prepared for it to change the society rapidly. Such changes are social, cultural, economic, technological, ideological etc. Instead, in the midst of these changes, we must change our personal and social view and understanding of work. In this sense, the main topic I want to put here is about the disharmony and contradiction between the enlightened and intellectual class, who are worried about the migration of the youth, and the youth group who go abroad to build the future.

'Study well, earn a name, become a doctor, become an engineer', is a comment that is being blessed by someone older than you. Also, moral education such as 'being honest, honoring parents, not being dishonest, not cheating, not stealing' remains. However, in spite of so much moral education, Nepal is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, it is sad in itself to be recorded in the report of international organizations including Transparency International. Respect for any work and that it should be performed in a professional and responsible manner has not been blessed by elders.

classifying the work based on that, harassing and harassing the workers, and repeatedly attacking the dignity and reputation of the workers by measuring their social and economic values ​​has not decreased significantly. Our habit of not only calling the restaurant workers as 'O Bhai', 'O Bahini' but sometimes insulting them as 'O Fuchche Yata Aiz' has not disappeared yet. Well, the tendency to try to be a little more careful in the star hotel has reduced the habit of insulting and harassing the workers! Daily laborers in the construction sector are not respected by the society.

We call it an agricultural country, but we look at those who work in the fields as 'sad'. That is why most of the Maoist fighters who decided to live a civilian life without joining the army refused or hesitated to take training in commercial farming and animal husbandry. There are also examples of some fighters later taking up commercial farming and animal husbandry. What they said was 'Revolution to get rid of the same work, how to return to the same work, Imaan does not give respect.' .

Communication between passengers and taxi drivers is rarely respectful. Because most of the passengers and traffic police tend to refer to them as 'O Taxi' or 'OA' rather than as a service provider. A few months ago, while taking a taxi from Kalimati, the driver told me that his son would be happy doing whatever he wanted to do, except for doing something "like his own", which was poignant in itself. While narrating his experience, the driver lamented that most of the passengers, from the traffic police, did not consider him a 'man' and in the last 10 years, even though he was driving his own taxi, his name was changed to 'Taxi' instead of 'Sahuko'. That's why, most taxi drivers usually present themselves in a rough language with passengers.

Individuals and society do not respect and respect the behavior and tendency of looking at the nature of work. As a result, workers find themselves oppressed, oppressed and oppressed within society. It not only shows his disdain for his work, but also that he views society with malice. Dislikes his work and tries to get away as much as possible. On the other hand, those who have earned enormous wealth through corruption, fraud, 'Dangiri', those who have been convicted and sentenced by the court, walk proudly, but their actions and tendencies are not socially excluded. That is, society is constantly praising their lifestyle.

The work done by most of the people who go for foreign employment is in the service sector such as hotels, restaurants, factories, construction. These works are among those that society despises and looks at with disgust and does not give respect to. It is not my argument that those who go for foreign employment get honor and respect by doing such work. It is not possible to describe the pain of being away from the family, the sadness of not being able to share in the happiness and sorrows of friends and neighbors.

No matter how much honor and respect you get in a foreign environment, the pain does not lessen. It's just that despite the pain, they work away from the constant harassment, abuse and humiliation of the narrow society, relatives and the state. There is a feeling that foreign employment is the only option to bring some progress and change in the family for the population with no political power and access and limited economic conditions. In addition to that, society and most families are generally happy and proud that their people are abroad for foreign employment or other purposes. Happiness and pride are not only associated with economic reasons but also with social prestige.

The practice of going abroad and associating it with social prestige was established by noble and privileged families. Well, those family members may not have gone abroad for 'desirable' work. The sad thing is that the rhetoric of the political parties and the expressions of the concerned intelligentsia about the exodus of the youth are surprising. Or, it is incompatible with the policy and desire to say that the youth should be created an environment to live and work in the country by creating jobs.

The state has not stopped labor agreements with various countries as employment destinations, which the media preferentially publish/broadcast as matters of public interest. Historically, it is well known that Britain and India continue to send young men of a particular caste and gender to serve in the military. Going abroad is just an old rhetoric of nationalism that has forced its way into the political landscape of the country, saying that there is no love for the country. To see young people going abroad to seek opportunities as 'migration' is to instill in them a sense of self-pity and unnecessarily encroach on their right to live and secure a future. Such expressions and comments must be corrected.

– Nalbo is co-founder and assistant professor at The Open Institute for Social Science.