<p>The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour has said publishers and broadcasters of such advertisements may also be held accountable for publishing or broadcasting them.<br /><br />"The committee is of the view that there is an urgent need for a central enforcement machinery and formulation of a comprehensive law for regulating these (unscrupulous) agencies," it said.<br /><br />Spurious advertisements dressed up as job opportunities have cost job seekers dearly in the past. More so such advertisements are day-to-day feature of many newspapers, it observed.<br /><br />Labour Secretary deposing before the committee said he would discuss with the I&B Ministry a system to screen ads for electronic media and deliberate with the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry about agencies sending people abroad for employment.<br />Talking about private placement agencies, the committee also observed that some of them mislead the unemployed youth, collect money from them and vanish into thin air. <br /><br />While the committee was informed that a comprehensive national employment policy by Labour and Employment Ministry was in the final stages of formulation, it felt the policy should also help job-seekers to have fair knowledge about availability of jobs in the market.<br /><br />It also called for an extensive survey of employment opportunities and skills required in the unorganised sector which constitute 94 per cent of the workforce in the country.<br />"The committee, therefore, recommends that a comprehensive study of the unorganised sector and its needs be made and evaluated first and thereafter steps taken to enhance their employment skills," it said.<br /><br />It also favoured providing allowance to registered unemployed youths across the country and also stressed on a strategy to attract private enterprises to notify their vacancies in job exchanges connected through a proposed national job portal.<br />The proposed web portal will connect all exchanges providing all employment-related information.</p>
<p>The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour has said publishers and broadcasters of such advertisements may also be held accountable for publishing or broadcasting them.<br /><br />"The committee is of the view that there is an urgent need for a central enforcement machinery and formulation of a comprehensive law for regulating these (unscrupulous) agencies," it said.<br /><br />Spurious advertisements dressed up as job opportunities have cost job seekers dearly in the past. More so such advertisements are day-to-day feature of many newspapers, it observed.<br /><br />Labour Secretary deposing before the committee said he would discuss with the I&B Ministry a system to screen ads for electronic media and deliberate with the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry about agencies sending people abroad for employment.<br />Talking about private placement agencies, the committee also observed that some of them mislead the unemployed youth, collect money from them and vanish into thin air. <br /><br />While the committee was informed that a comprehensive national employment policy by Labour and Employment Ministry was in the final stages of formulation, it felt the policy should also help job-seekers to have fair knowledge about availability of jobs in the market.<br /><br />It also called for an extensive survey of employment opportunities and skills required in the unorganised sector which constitute 94 per cent of the workforce in the country.<br />"The committee, therefore, recommends that a comprehensive study of the unorganised sector and its needs be made and evaluated first and thereafter steps taken to enhance their employment skills," it said.<br /><br />It also favoured providing allowance to registered unemployed youths across the country and also stressed on a strategy to attract private enterprises to notify their vacancies in job exchanges connected through a proposed national job portal.<br />The proposed web portal will connect all exchanges providing all employment-related information.</p>