Labour Min partners with Uber, Quikr for career portal

The labour ministry on Friday inked agreements with Uber, Quikr, Monster and Tech Mahindra, among others, in a bid to exploit the potential of the National Career Service (NCS) project, a career portal. The ministry inked eight memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with these start-ups and job employment portals to work on providing a transparent and credible platform, which is aimed at saving both employers and job seekers from fraudulent practices. Principal Labour and Employment Advisor and DG (employment) P P Mitra signed the MoUs with leading organisations which are into employment and career-related activity here today in the presence of Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and Labour Secretary Shankar Aggarwal.

Under the project, the government last year launched an information and communication technology-based platform -- www.ncs.gov.in -- for providing employment. The ministry has now partnered with Uber, Quikr, Monster, Tech Mahindra, Babajobs, India Staffing Federation (ISF), Buzzmatic Ventures and GoldFish for widening the scope and scale of the project. These strategic interventions will enhance career and employment opportunities, offer counselling and guidance for career development, among others, a statement said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the national career service portal to the nation on July 20 last year. The MoU with ISF will facilitate quality jobs to be made available on NCS from leading private placement organisations. The one with Uber will provide micro-entrepreneurship opportunities to drivers who register on the NCS portal as local service providers.

The agreements with Monster, Quikr, Tech Mahindra would offer jobs opportunities to NCS registered users. The partnership with Buzzmatic Ventures will provide career guidance to youth through multimedia content from industry leaders. GoldFish will cater to the requirements of the industry for retired and experienced professionals who are available for work.