MSMEs impacts millions by way of creating job opportunities
- Vast majority of world’s labor force within the-non agriculture sector are part of Micro, small and medium enterprise segment.
- According to UNIDO estimates, MSME workforce accounts for sixty to 80 percent of employment
- 90 percent of all enterprises are MSMEs.
- In India 25 million workers are in the MSME sector as per the 3rd census of small scale industries conducted in 2001-2 by Development Commissioner of Small Scale Industries and in 10.52 millon enterprises.
- This figure does not include enterprises millions of Own Account Enterprises, Non-Directory and Directory enterprises, which is around 65 million people, according to NSSO estimates (NSSO 56 round).
- Thus MSME segment of the economy is a force to be reckoned with and cannot be ignored and need to involved actively for the success of any social, development and public policy
MSMEs as partners in nation building and development
- MSMEs are a partner with the state in achieving socio-developmental objectives
- MSME work site / work force targeted interventions would help the state and development agencies effectively reach out to a large number of people
- Could reach a group of workers at a site and in cluster/s.
- Through workers their families also can be reached
MSME role in national integration and promoting multiculturalism
- Employing of workers belonging to all cultural backgrounds would make MSME worksites truly multicultural.
- This would enable people to get an opportunity to interact, communicate and build close association with each other on a daily basis while they are at work.
Multiculturalism, Diversity Management and Peace-building
- While this being the case, not much of an attention is being paid by social, developmental agencies and the government to associate MSMEs in programs and policies targeted at National integration
- MSME work force and worksites can contribute much to the national integration, peace, understanding, harmony
- India with its vast diversity in all spheres of life, needs to promote understanding between different communities and peace
- Different identities should not be a reason for furthering division.
- Conflicts and violence always cause hurdles in economic development, employment & income generation.
Addressing the challenge of multiculturalism by Indian MSMEs
The global market is multicultural
- India being a multicultural society, its companies have a definite advantage in the global market
- Are our MSMEs follow a conscious HR policy that encourages multiculturalism?
- MSME sector need to have a more proactive HR policy.
Cultural intolerance: a threat to national unity
- Growing communal divisions, cultural, linguistic polarizations and demand for quotas etc gives an impression of fast dissolution of multicultural those in India
- In this context, there is a need to educate and learn from the international experiences in managing multiculturalism.
- Introduction of Labor diversity policy for MSMEs may have benefits since it is the largest work force in the country
MSMEs in a multicultural global market
MSMEs with a multicultural work force are:
- Attuned to the global market
- Can gain a better brand image as they can advertise them as multicultural
- Since they are ready to accommodate different cultural groups, customers from diverse backgrounds would be more receptive
- Multicultural team can understand the requirements of a multicultural customer base
- International collaborations would be more easy
- Winning contract and bringing in outsourcing work, a company with multicultural work force would fare better( ITES companies that win contracts all have very clear cut policy on diversity
- They would attract FDI more faster
Seminar would discuss ...
Challenges, opportunities and lessons to be learned from international experiences in the promotion & management of a multicultural labor force in Indian MSMEs
- Theoretical perspectives: academic papers on Multicultural labor force and Global market as multicultural
- Status of multicultural workforce and HR policy: Studies and evidences
- Best practices in this context from European Union, USA, Africa, Middle East and other Asian Countries
- Perspectives from Government,NGOs and International agencies
- Industry experiences in managing multicultural workforce and lessons to be learned
Those who are interested in presenting papers in the seminar and organizations, agencies and others who wish to collaborate, may kindly contact us as early as possible.
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