Human population control is the
practice of artificially altering the rate of growth of a human population. It
can involve measures that improve peoples’ lives by giving them greater control
of their reproduction. We have examples of population control being exercised
such as in the case of China, the government's "one-child policy", has forced
people to take coercive measures in which, with some exceptions, having more
than one child is greatly discouraged. Unauthorized births are punished by
fines.
Increasing globalisation and competitiveness have brought to the fore the
importance of effective population management for national and international
organisations. In recent years, there has been a remarkable development in it
throughout the world. The challenges of management of HRs in developing
countries are complex and demanding.
As the world develops into a ‘global village’, there is a greater need to know
how managers in various parts of the world cope with issues and problems related
to management of human resources. Pakistan is the seventh most populous country
of the world. At 2.18 percent, it has one of the world’s highest population
growth rates, such that in the next decade its population is expected to surpass
260 million. The total employed labor force is estimated at 38.18 million, which
is only 27.66 percent of the total population. In effect, 41 percent of the
total population is under the age of 14. Also, due to slow economic growth for
the past two years, well over 2.36 million people are unemployed
According to new Pakistan Economic Survey 2013-14, at present it is the sixth
most populous country in the world with a projected population of 188 million.
The population growth rate in Pakistan is 1.95 percent, which is higher than
average growth rate of South Asian countries. Government of Pakistan is working
on many strategies for the population control like family planning. Over
population is a domestic problem in Pakistan but we can take it can be
considered in a positive prospective through population management regimes and
allowing it to aid positively in the development of the country.
This problem is also being discussed at international level and Pakistan has
informed the United Nations that it is continuously raising awareness, providing
healthcare and building capacity for effective implementation of population
control strategies in the country. We have an option to introduce population
control management through human resource management for which certain methods
are being proposed and to be implemented by the government of Pakistan.
Population management can also be termed as human resource development. HRM in
Pakistan is passing though an embryonic stage. A majority of businesses in
Pakistan (both local and foreign) have restructured their personnel divisions as
human resource divisions. However, they do not provide any information about
what this change entails. Very few organizations have adopted an integrated and
focused approach to HRM, taking cultural and structural changes into
consideration. In these organizations the role of HRM had been broadened, HR
departments had been brought up to par with other business areas and
communication channels had been opened up.
Whereas, most of the organizations were following a piecemeal approach whereby
only certain HR activities had been introduced in installments.
Despite their efforts, most of these organizations suffer from lack of
communication, a gap between managers’ promises and implementation of policies
and an inconsistency of HRM practices among employees and the centralized
structure of the organizations. Employees have expressed dissatisfaction with
the existing norms. They clearly understood the vital role that HRM played in
adding value to the work environment and building their long-term careers and
they aspired for a pro-active, professional and participatory approach to people
management.
Over the years, a number of researchers have highlighted the significance of
national factors (like national culture, work-related values and external
environment) in understanding HRM systems. Research has shown that social
institutions such as family, education through socialization process influence
companies’ strategies and organizational practices in a systematic way, with the
result that companies’ structures and processes reflect typical national
patterns.
Government aims to take initiatives for the management of population by
providing employment opportunities, manage unemployment skills give education
and introduce vocational training programs and also give incentives in order to
utilize the energies of our youth in a positive and correct way through it.
Youth frustration can be transformed by introducing healthy activities in the
daily lives of youth, in this way we can manage idleness and aggression of our
population.
Moreover, maddrassas need to be monitored in such a manner that they should be
registered along with the total count of students and their whereabouts. Modules
relating to conventional and technical education in maddrassas need to be
included so that these students too should contribute equally and positively in
the development of the country.
Women constitute a large proportion in Pakistan with a population at 51%. They
too need to be turned into full scale individuals that play a significant role
in the development of the nation. Introducing small scale industries by
providing loans to women is a great initiative at the part of the government By
starting their business at their homes our women can also contribute equally in
the development of our country. Women are the most significant members of
society thus they too ought to play an equal part in progress. In this backdrop,
managing precious human resource become the need of the time for which not only
the government and its organization, but every individual needs to focus upon.
Seeing the need to empower our women folk, the government has initiated some
programs and scheme for this purpose. With so many of the population not working
and participating, the state of economy can never become better. The government
is focused and a lot of work is being done in this regard. Maryam Nawaz, the
chairperson of the Prime Minister’s Youth Program elaborated that there are 98
million women in Pakistan.
Also, there are 60 special seats reserved for women In Pakistan’s National
Assembly, Women are 25% of the workforce in the country, (especially in rural
areas. They are actively contributing in agriculture, industry, banks,
telecommunication and marketing. However, there is still room for making life
easier for them and to motivate others as well. By following a comprehensive
policy of human resource management that includes the uplift of all members of
society it will be possible for the nation to prosper.