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Why Are White Collar Jobs Held More Respectably Than Blue Collar Jobs? by Freegift75: 10:33am On Sep 13, 2015 |
The terms "blue collar" and "white collar" are occupational classifications that distinguish workers who perform manual labor from workers who perform professional jobs. Historically, blue-collar workers wore uniforms, usually blue, and worked in trade occupations like plumbing, carpentary, Mason, electronic repairers, etc. White-collar workers typically wore white, button down shirts. and worked in office settings. Other aspects that distinguish blue-collar and white-collar workers include earnings and education level. But the question that bothers most Artisans in Nigeria is: Why are White Collar Jobs held more respectably than Blue Collar Jobs? In our society we hold White Collar Jobs more respectable than BLue Collar Jobs, even when they make the exact same wage and blue collar people make more generally. Lets say a Plumber vs a Teacher. Teachers are more respected in our society, but why? Or A banker vs a Carpenter Why are the Artisans not valued in Nigerian society to the extent they are so much ridiculed when compared to the white-collar jobers? Why are 99% of Nigerian parents not willing for their children to become Artisans? In what way could the government restore esteem to the blue-collar jobs in Nigeria? |
Re: Why Are White Collar Jobs Held More Respectably Than Blue Collar Jobs? by Freegift75: 10:37am On Sep 13, 2015 |
Nigeria: Shekarau Seeks End to 'White Collar Job' Mentality By Innocent Oweh Abuja — Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau has said the era where young graduates from Nigerian tertiary institutions look forward to the proverbial "White-Collar" jobs are over. He noted that with the present realities in the country, entrepreneurship should be a way of life for Nigerians. Shekarau stated this at the flagged-off of the 2014 Annual National Entrepreneurship Week (ANEW) and stakeholders' sensitisation forum in Abuja, said entrepreneurship education has been successfully inculcated into the course content of all universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. The Minister who was represented by Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Julius Okojie said, "The era when Nigerian graduates even before graduation crave for "White-Collar" jobs are gone and no longer in existence. "We must change the psyche and culture of Nigerian graduates from that of a job-seeker to an employer of labour. "Government has since realised that if Nigeria must adapt to global best practices, entrepreneurship development must be institutionalised. "It is obvious that Entrepreneurship Education will enable the youths take advantage of the emerging economic transformation taking place in Nigeria, thereby, strengthening their individual financial capacity and collective national economic growth. "It is against this backdrop that the Federal Government in 2006 issued a Presidential directive through the Federal Ministry of Education making Entrepreneurship Education compulsory for all students of higher learning since 2007/2008 academic session," he added. Copyright © 2014 Daily Independent. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here. |
Re: Why Are White Collar Jobs Held More Respectably Than Blue Collar Jobs? by Nobody: 10:43am On Sep 13, 2015 |
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Re: Why Are White Collar Jobs Held More Respectably Than Blue Collar Jobs? by Caseless: 11:04am On Sep 13, 2015 |
We live in a society that do not value talents and, houses institution that believes more in cramming our brains with theory instead of practical. |
Re: Why Are White Collar Jobs Held More Respectably Than Blue Collar Jobs? by Freegift75: 1:13pm On Sep 13, 2015 |
Caseless: Noted |
Re: Why Are White Collar Jobs Held More Respectably Than Blue Collar Jobs? by T4taiwo(m): 2:20pm On Sep 13, 2015 |
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