An overqualified sweeper?


Meet Sonam Choden. She’s 20 years old.

She completed Class X from Motithang High School in 2005. A year later, she did a six month certificate course in IT at RIIT.

She’s employed as a sweeper in the National Assembly.

Unemployment is real. It’s serious. And it’s growing.



4 Responses to “An overqualified sweeper?”

  1. Anonymous says:

    lyonpo,
    i think u have mistaken her. she is not working with national assembly.

  2. Tshering Tobgay says:

    You are correct: Sonam works for DNP and is part of a team looking after the NA and NC compounds. They sweep and look after the gardens. And actually Sonam isn’t even employed there, her mother is. But she’s been substituting for her mother for most of the last 18 months. Her “lajap” had given me this information when he saw me talking to her.

  3. Jimmy S Tensing says:

    Your Excellency, this article shows the true face of democracy……who are we blaming at last?

  4. Dagap says:

    We are not blaming anyone but bhutanese. There is enough job opportunities available, enough job seekers but don’t know which one to choose.

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