John hails from a poor
rural area in Estancia. He was born into a family of ten with farming as the
main source of livelihood for his family. His father’s father was also a farmer
so if he were to inherit that, he will also be a farmer.
He saw what it was
like for his family to wake up in the wee hours of the morning just to tend to
their farm. Sometimes, harvest was bountiful. Sometimes, they go hungry because
of natural disasters that ravage their town.
He then thought to
himself, “Why should I be dependent on farming when we toil the land to provide
food for Ilonggos and yet we starve.” That was the breakthrough that he decided
to become the first professional in his family. He became a working student in
Northern Iloilo Polytechnic College. Despite the odds, he was able to finish
his degree in Education.
After graduation, he believed
that this will be the time he can help his family. But, with the overproduction
of teachers like him and with so many limited schools or schools with limited
budget, he cannot practice his profession.
With no school to
teach, he applied to other jobs that were not aligned with his degree.
John is now a
statistic. He belongs to the underemployed.
Many Pinoys have a dream. The dream is to provide for your
family: to give them the best that they
can have, to have a house they can comfortably live in, to have a car for
convenience, to travel whenever one wants to travel.
Thus, this is the reason why many proceed to obtain a
college education as education is the means where they can help their families.
Or is it really?
Pinoy College Graduates now belong to the new era of
employment where there is a mismatch of courses with the required skills in the
workplace. There is also a lack of jobs that is in line with their chosen
profession. There are also graduates who are employed but are underemployed
(this means they are practicing their profession but they are underpaid). This
is the reality wherein Pinoys have to face this decade and in the decades to
come.
Here are the reasons why Pinoy college graduates are
unemployed or underemployed:
1.
Unemployment rate inches up to 7.3% in July 2013.
The National Statistics Office conducted the latest survey about the labor
force. There was a decrease by 1.6 percent in the number of wage and salary
workers in July 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.
2.
The law of supply and demand is at work. If there is
a large supply of workers, then employers can decrease the salary they give to
workers. They have a wide pool of workers to choose from, so why should
employers worry? Employers can always
give the minimum wage thereby maximizing their profit.
3.
Sixteen out of 100 graduates are unemployed.
This is the data from the National Statistics Office as of January 2013.
4.
The Philippine economy can only generate 900,000
jobs annually. The average number of graduates per year is 500,000. That means
that there will still be other graduates of the previous years who will be
competing with the new graduates for jobs. Just think of Darwin’s Survival of
the Fittest.
This shows how grim the economy of the
Philippines is in terms of employment.
If you are like John who dreams of a better
future for your family, yet you belong to the great unemployed of the
Philippines’working force, there are better ways than being employed. Just send
me an email or text me through my phone number. I can show a system that can
help you reach your dreams and not be part of the unemployed of Pinoys.
To Your Financial Success!
Lornajane Altura
+639197440334
lornajanealtura@gmail.com
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