This economic cycle of shift of working place from the developed to the developing countries was inevitable. This follows the earlier phase of workers going abroad to seek jobs for higher wages.

Now the Commonwealth Secretariat is suggesting that conditions be created for temporary jobs abroad, with the workers returning to their homeland after contract period expires (DS Oct 29). This would discourage illegal entries. It sounds logical, as working from home via computer links (wired or wireless) has become very common in the West. The philosophy is: Spread the prosperity thin.

What is the line of thinking in our foreign office?