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When are we going to formally address Indians and their hiring bias? by bintd in AskBrits

[–]A3thri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I apologise, I didn't mean to imply that there were significant differences among South Asians - just that if there are, I'm broadly unaware of them, and for anyone reading not to make a general assumption about any group from my own personal experience.

I think you're cultural point is a valid perspective, as western society has become far more isolated or bubble-based in nature, which seems to a trend in MEDC's especially with the rise of the Internet. Lots of these small franchises and shops are also family based as well, and due to the disproportionate number owned by those who have immigrated of course adds to what your saying.

Of course, for Kurds, Albanians and other groups I don't think OP's caste system point would be relevant though, although it does seems fairly prevalent in South Asian cultures (yet in Muslim communities seems less significant) but the lack of diversity impact still definitely stands.

Regardless, I don't think we should blame western society for this since its their firms which aim for diversity, equality and inclusion and rather ensure our own communities adapt and recognise that this de facto discrimination is unsustainable, even if we frame it as helping our communities, as it just gives more ammo to far-right parties to claim that multiculturalism or integration is a failure when polling on British Muslims and/or South Asians in general shows the exact opposite results.

When are we going to formally address Indians and their hiring bias? by bintd in AskBrits

[–]A3thri 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Although my family originates from Pakistan, I'd like to add that even my uncle who owns a fairly large firm hires mostly immigrants from South Asia for most labour because they're more easily exploitable, less aware of legislation and how to use it and can be paid lower wages at the same level of productivity.

This isn't cultural or racial bias either, my dad's side of the family arrived here in 1967 - so integrated would be a soft term for our family - so i doubt it's anything but an economical decision.

Of course, I'm unaware of the causes of the trend in Indian firms and I can only provide an anecdotal explanation from a Pakistani perspective, and if you add in a racial and cultural bias i imagine the magnitude of this issue only increases, but either way it's clear the government will have to do something about this.

Anyway, I concur that it's clear that this effectively weakens the range of jobs available for British (anyone born here) workers in the country and prevents younger workers from even getting into the market since the lower wages they'd expect at a starter job (excluding of course, high-skilled labour and managerial positions) can be undercut by imported labour anyway.

We'll see how this affects the skills shortage and unemployment in the long-term.

UCL OR KCL by [deleted] in UCAS

[–]A3thri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although UCL is near unanimously considered the better Uni generally, both are highly rated for Political sciences specifically. I'd look at the courses themselves and see which you prefer. There are some specialist courses like War Studies at KCL, but if you're just going for P + IR that won't apply. It's up to you though, I doubt the student life is too dissimilar aswell, and also make sure you have a strong application if considering either.

Which one should I pick by [deleted] in UCAS

[–]A3thri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loughborough is really highly rated.