Over 10,000 Jobs! – Mega Job Fair

As many as 10,000 jobs (Mega Job Fair) in 110 companies are up for grabs at the ‘Job Mela’ being held at Dasara Exhibition Grounds here this time. The Job Fair is held below the aegis of District Administration, Model Career Centre, District Employment Exchange, Department of Industrial Training and Employment, Skill Development, and Labour Department. The event was opened for aspirants starting from SSLC, PUC – pass or fail class, post-graduate, diploma, and all disciplines of engineering course (18 to 35 years).

Mega Job Fair

Discoursing after inaugurating the Mega Job Fair, Labour Minister Arbail Hebbar Shivaram said as many as 110 companies are participating in today’s Fair to offer 10,000 jobs. After one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation was slowly limping back to normalcy. Thousands of people lost jobs during the pandemic. Now, the companies were slowly opening up due to the intervention of the Labour Department. Hitherto, women were allowed to work 24×7 in software companies but this rule has been extended to other areas too, he added.

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The Minister said Karnataka was known as the most helpful place for industries due to better agreement between employees and employers. However, it was broken that Toyota Company near Bengaluru has been closed for the last three months due to disputes among management and employees. Efforts were doing started to merchant peace between them, he said.

Provident Fund and ESI facilities

The Labour Department has made it mandatory for the organizations to extend Provident Fund and ESI facilities to employees. At the same time, the employees must be loyal to their employers and work with commitment and hard work.

MLA S.A. Ramdas, who has made this Job Mela, said the recent ‘Yogakshema Yatra’ held in his K.R. Constituency revealed that many people had lost jobs during the pandemic. Of the total 62,000 houses that he visited, more than 95 percent of parents wanted jobs. This made him think of being a Job Fair for the jobless. Job aspirants must attend interviews of two or three companies for better views.

Those who have failed to secure jobs must register their names afresh after today’s fair. Such applicants would be imparted skill education to make them employable, he added.

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On the occasion, Labour Minister Shivaram handed over letters of appointment symbolically to a few candidates. Senior officers from various Departments were present.