Is jewellery business is a dangerous affair

Is Jewellery Business Is A Dangerous Affair?

Jewellery business suffers not only from high gold prices and recession, but from a real physical danger. The story we are going to tell may be an extreme but many of the UK wholesales have been a subject to violent attacks and robberies.

Last week UK travelling diamond jeweller who is a regular visitor to EIRE and travels around the country for business deals with local jewellers has been brutally attacked in Dublin and robbed of 1m of precious stones and diamond jewellery

The jeweller was staying in his Travelodge Hotel room, Ballymun at around 12.15am on 30.01.10 when the three masked raiders, armed with a gun and a hammer forced their way in, battering him on the head with a hammer as he tackled one of them, and chased them into the street before they turned into Coultry Road.

Despite the effort, diamond jeweller failed to prevent the men from escaping and taking his suitcase containing diamonds and rubies and lost his life savings because the jewels were not insured.

Gardai believes he was the victim of opportunistic local criminals who became aware that he was carrying a valuable haul in his suitcase and kept watch on his movements until they established where he was staying. It is assumed that the raiders had no idea of the value of their haul and could now become the focus of more serious players in the crime world who are looking for a slice of the fortune, especially since the jewels are unmarked in any way, and therefore easier to «fence», because they are not traceable.

Investigators are also tracing all known contacts of the jeweller since he arrived in Dublin to try and establish how the gang knew that the contents of the case were so valuable.

After Gardai arrived at the scene he was taken to the Mater Hospital for treatment for lacerations, receiving around 50 stitches on his head. The doctor stated that if the injuries were a quarter of an inch left or right, the result would be an immediate death.

Last year a very similar story has happened in Manchester where opportunistic criminals attacked the jeweller in his car, breaking his door window, slicing his hand with a machete and disappearing with his stock.

When we are talking about ethical jewellery it is important to remember that bloody gold and diamonds are not only coming from conflict zones- they are also coming from UK and Ireland.

Not only the second hand but also the new jewellery as well can be of concern, as the stolen stock is flogged back into the UK wholesale market ending up in the UK and Ireland jewellery shops with or without conscious knowledge of the retailers. The situation is even more appalling during this recession when an exceptionally high gold price and the greed drive some people to commit the crime.

If we are to tackle the issue of bloody diamonds and gold we should start at home.

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Influx of foreign talent in domestic call center

Influx of Foreign Talent in Domestic Call Center

Suitably saturated with domestic talent, call center units across India have relief in the form of a government directive. The Ministry of Labor has relaxed the ceiling on hiring of foreign nationals in the Indian BPO firms. The rule that was in place stated that Indian answering service firms could hire foreigners adding up to only 1% of the total workforce and the maximum number were to be 20. Many call center services units couldn’t import foreign talent to work in their centers because of this ceiling. Now that will change. The government has taken off this ceiling. Companies can hire more foreign talent now. However, that is not the only factor here.

The Labor department is more than aware of the influx of foreign nationals to work in the Indian shores. There are the Chinese who work as chefs and masons as well. The new call center rule states that only highly qualified IT and ITES professionals can be hired. The minimum salary for the hired answering service professionals cannot be less than $25,000 per annum. This will stop the business outsourcing firm from hiring professionals at the lower rungs of the industry. The Labor ministry wants only highly skilled personnel to cross over the Atlantic and work in India. Additionally, the person hired has to declare that he will work in an IT or ITES organization, a software technology park or a special economic zone where they make multiple products.

This is good news for the call center industry of India. The firms there had to send across BPO employees to countries like USA and UK for training and specialized skills programs. The primary reason was that they could not import the answering service experts from these countries and have them work in India. The ceiling was a bother for many expansion plans. When you have a thriving inbound call center and outbound call center department, you look around for someone to head these departments. You are most likely to look for someone who is familiar with the culture and communication of the clients. That is where a foreign import can be extremely valuable.

BPO services like lead generation and telemarketing service needs updates regularly. The third world countries need trainers from the first world ones to polish their skills. The foreign imports can be really beneficial for call center units because they are more aware of the global scenario and completely in the loop. There can be no doubt in the fact that call center services breathed a sigh of relief when this move was announced. A mover and shaker in the business outsourcing world there commented, «This will remove most of the hurdles that the IT/ITES segment had faced with the earlier rules. I hope that the liberalized criteria get broad-based to cover other priority sectors such as infrastructure, energy, aviation, telecom, etc.» Investors will certainly be looking at this move with a lot of interest. They will look for ways to get more talented people into the domestic BPO circuit and reap richer benefits.

Jobs in iraq — what to do with all that money

Jobs in Iraq — What to Do With All That Money?

People accept positions in the Mideast, such as jobs in Iraq or Afghanistan for various reasons. Some will take these jobs out of a sense of duty, or to do their part for the cause. Others for the adventure or even to fine tune jobs skills in a very dynamic environment. For others, it’s simply a quicker way to make a lot of money.

For most, salaries earned while working jobs in Iraq or Afghanistan are the most they’ve ever earned. Many pull in salaries in excess of USD$10,000.00 every two weeks, which quickly compensates for the doldrums of living in a war zone. The money builds rapidly, and without a plan many will quickly squander it. Of course that’s not always the case, and for some, their goal may be nothing more than to take care of short debt, help out family members or put it away in a savings account until they decide what to do with it. Others will just spend it.

I’ve seen many who spend hard earned money as fast as they make it. They get to comfortable with their new salaries, as if the job is never going away or they plan to spend a career in a war zone. They’ll return home on vacation, buy a new car for the spouse, add an addition to the house, etc., etc.. Before they know it, the money is gone. Now they end up staying another year to recoup the savings that they’ve just spent.

I’ve met people who’ve fallen into this trap and end up working in these locations for years to cover their own spending or that of a family member. When I was in Iraq, I worked with a guy who had a spouse in Thailand. He spent a year working in Iraq, quit his job and then spent a year unemployed living the good life in Thailand. Certainly the dollar goes much farther in Thailand although in his case he built a big beautiful house and really lived it up. After that year was over and the money was gone, he was back in Iraq.

Others however, travel to a war zone with distinct goals in mind. They know what they want to achieve and how long it will take to get there. They’ve communicated with their spouses and prepared the family for their absence. These are the people who rarely return.

Las colinas apartments

Las Colinas Apartments

A choice of the elitist: Las Colinas Apartments is one of the elitist zones in the city and is visited by people who want to have a wonderful time amidst the luxurious settings. There are numerous shopping arcades which are located close at hand. Therefore after you have your dinner you will have ample time to visit the city and enjoy the various aspects of entertainment that it offers.

Your entertainment: You can not only enjoy the various films which are shown in the cinema halls but also the shopping arcades which offer a wide variety of gowns. They are meant for both the adults and the younger people. People can also have a view of the various parks and rivers (if there are any) located in the city. The museums which are located there speak volumes on the kings and rulers that have come here and the ruled the place. It also speaks of the various manuscripts which have been written there. You will definitely enjoy all of these while admiring the other beautiful things which are available here.

Rooms and amenities: In total there are 48 apartments which are all provided with modern facilities including air conditioning, direct dial telephone and television. The hotel also consists of two swimming pools, solarium, coffee shop, sports facilities, internet service and launderette. Each and everything are all surrounded by volcanic rock walls and natural stone and ceramic floors. There are also local plants and tree gardens encircling this place.

Furniture: The apartments are furnished with pleasant furnishing and with the pleasant accompaniment of the multilingual staff you can perform your business activities at this place. Since Internet services are available here, you can be quite at ease since you don’t need to go outside in order to access the Internet. For the business class tourist there is also good news. They can have an access to the wide conference room. The conference room is well decorated with the best of modern furnishing and fax machine, slide/ projectors for executing business venture are available here. There are screens for display as well.

If you come to Las Colinas Apartments then you can have a gala time. All the rooms are air conditioned and there are Intercom facilities on offer. You can also find some relaxation while swimming in the warm waters of the swimming pool which is automatically temperature regulated. There are also umbrellas which are placed along the pool shore. You can sit there and relax for while.