"When a big contract falls, companies can recruit up to 100 people at once. However, sometimes the desired profile does not match the skills of people in the country. Therefore, employers must look elsewhere, "said Roshan Seetohul, president of the Outsourcing & Telecommunications Association of Mauritius (OTAM). He however emphasized that the priority is the recruitment of Mauritians.
While the technology sector of information and communication is in the midst of recruiting a major obstacle arises: the lack of skilled labor.
For Roshan Seetohul, President of Outsourcing & Telecommunications Association of Mauritius, this is due to the gap between the skills of job seekers and those required by the industry. "This gap is widening. It was difficult to recruit qualified people and we have no choice but to bring staff from overseas, "he said to Le Matinal.
However, he said that the priority is the recruitment of Mauritians, even though many people from Madagascar and India are recruited because they have the profile.