The Hindu has an article titled “Labour shortage affects industries in Erode” which states that owners of industrial units are finding it difficult to find workers for their blue-collar positions. One owner went 1000 km away to Bihar and Orissa to find workers.
They give two reasons:
- Workers are not interested in more work for more more pay. Once a worker earns decides he’s earned “enough” in a day, he is not interested in working any more that day.
- People are becoming more educated, and once educated, they do not want blue-collar jobs.
Or maybe it’s just that the wages being offered are too low. 
