A proposed Framework for the recruitment of Temporary Foreign Labour (TFL) for the Clothing and Textile industry in Mauritius.

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Chan Sun C. Alain ,

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Volume 5 - November 2016 (11)

Abstract

One of the biggest challenges in the recruitment of Temporary Foreign workers (TFW) in Mauritius relies in its efficient management. The study highlights the factors that are mandatory for a better and more efficient ways of managing TFW in the Clothing and Textile (C&T) industry in Mauritius employing 90% of the total expatriates working in the country. The increasing trends of TFW in Mauritius is considered to be a paradox being given that the country also have a rising unemployment rate among the local population as at December 2015. Based on the findings of the study, a proposed framework for the recruitment of TFW has been designed to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the theories and the concepts that are relevant to this topic relating it to a broader area of knowledge of the subject. The proposed framework shows the key variables that influence the recruitment of TWF in Mauritius and highlights the need to examine how those key variables might differ and under what circumstances. The fact that these variables are very dynamic in nature, the framework also offers the possibility of altering the variables as and when required to cope with the dynamic environment conditions. 

Keywords

Foreign labour, Temporary Foreign Workers, Framework, Clothing and Textile industry, Mauritius, EPZ, Apparel industry, Framework for recruitment of foreign labour. 

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