The Allure Of Inexistent Jobs

I have been mailed a very attractive job package by the Hotel Canada. This is not the first time I have received their offer. They come in very different forms and their offers are usually very handsome. With the attractive pay package on their listing, I have been spurred into contemplation. Should I resign my payless job as student and take up the attractive offer?

I am sure; many of those who traverse the land every day in search of jobs that are hard to come by will bless their fate and kiss this sweet devil. Others might hold their breath for a moment and ask; "Is it a genuine offer?" They will contemplate on the possibility of some sinister strings attached to the impromptu offer. Irrational, impulsive and adamant folks will automatically fall prey to the curse in disguise. They will simply compile their papers, pack their bags and leave for the abattoir.

In effect, someone who has the potential to use his rational conscience or use a little of his genuine friends' reasoning might well thank heavens for not allowing him to be taken up by this slavery of the modern age.

More often, this is just one of the numerous pipelines through which human trafficking is executed. The fact that no actual experience is required but some elementary education is an impetus to falling prey easily to their cunning scheme. Another incentive comes in handy with the offer of a visa, travel, accommodation at the expense of the Hotel or the 'prospective' employer.

Their offer elevated my thought to a new dimension. I asked them to give me the job description of some of the jobs on offer but a reply has been long overdue. Instead, I received another job mailing: "Wanna be a football star??" So, I was required to apply for a job as a soccer player in a certain 1st Division Football Club in case I am seventeen and above.

I read a certain article about some two Egyptians who fell prey to an offer of this kind. After all arrangements had been exhausted, departure time came of age. They left for the expected destination of greener pastures. But before they would have the jobs, they were required to undergo medical diagnosis as a prerequisite to landing the alluring jobs. Then, their fate dawned on them. The Dr. told them they were under siege of a very serious complication and they needed a minor operation to level the path for them. Their desperation and resilience to get the jobs, coupled with the Dr.'s conviction sufficed to appease them to accept the operation, which would be done at no cost.

They were extracted of their kidneys and some other vital body parts and left to nurse their agony. The illegal traffickers could be nowhere to be seen. With the advancement in medical technology, the transplant of such body organs is not impossible and the patients always pay heavily for it. The short changers, posing as employers or employers' agents are the real traders in human body parts. There are many other cases where the victims can be used in sexual slavery and/or trafficking of drugs. They can also be used as the beasts of burden, where they do demeaning work with little or no pay.

It doesn't call for concerted intellectual contemplation to figure out that the lie is at our disposal. Better be wise and stay safe.

Joshua Masinde.