Tradition unions support mlm in India

One of the biggest trade unions in India, INTUC, Indian National Trade Union Congress might lend its support to Network Marketing business. This comes as a surprise when another trade union AITUC marched against the foreign juice company, Monavie.

Now there are some facts to be analysed here,

a. INTUC has taken a stand against FDI initially, News came on Hindustan Times
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/Aping-West-on-FDI-no-solution-says-LK-Advani/Article1-777314.aspx

b. Later this congress supported union has changed their gear to support the FDI
http://business-standard.com/india/news/intuc-takes-u-turn-hails-fdi-in-retail/457224/

Now coming to Network Marketing, it is doubtful that the INTUC leaders who might support MLM business But did they understood what is the core of mlm industry ?. Similar to FDI, now foreign companies seeing India as a big mass market is investing few crores to earn billions.

One of Pioneers for starting business in India is Amway. Amway has diversified from just a direct selling company to direct marketing company. Amway does not disclose their income statements from India. Why ?

Now another company which has started the operations in India with the story of a Health Juice is Monavie.

Current MLM scenario in India

a. An industry which is not regulated or controlled by any government body running from almost 20 years in India

b. Previously other companies like rmp, gold quest, Amway was also accused of paying bribes in to some of the political leaders

c. In MLM business people considers MLM leaders as company not the other way. So people like Mr. Shamsudeen, Abhilash Thomas who shifted from RMP Infotec to Monavie  and Mr.Sajeev Nair who shifted from Amway to Monavie might not be well accepted by anybody around India.

d. It is a well known fact for all that mlm companies during their initial debut pays or bribes mlm leaders of other companies to join and to make an initial push. This happens in most of the cases. Mr. Shamsudeen himself has admitted that Mr. Pravin J Chandan motivated and set some targets for his initial achievements in RMP

Read More: Who is M Shamsudeen ?

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Monavie Calicut Abhilash Thomas Reaction

Despite of the ideological difference, we part of Monavie Investigation team from India, also condemning the attack happening of various Monavie distributors across India. Violence is not solution for any differences. Mr. Shamudeen or Mr. Abhilash Thomas and RMP Infotec has contributed and benefited mutually from the business deal. Now this issue of Mr. Shamsudeen leaving RMP, and joining Monavie need not be taken personal and henceforth should be aloof from the similar violence.

This is the first reaction that came from one of the most respected personalities in MLM industry in India, Mr. Abhilash Thomas. Mr. Abhilash Thomas, condemning the attack on Mr. Shamsudeen says whatever happened in Calicut Kozhikode on Monavie Meeting is of Barbarian style with people reacting in a very uncivilized manner. But we would like to analyse what would have prompted the people of Calicut react in such manner to Mr. Shamsudeen ?

a. Mr. Shamsudeen is coming to Calicut with a new opportunity for the third time now, first with Quantum, then RMP, now Monavie. What would he be thinking when he organised the monavie program in Calicut ?. What would be the reaction of someone who attended his previous opportunities think when he now present Monavie business plan ?

b. Several attacks are reported on MLM distributors of all companies across kerala. Recently one of the previous RMP distributor, and who is now part of Monavie is attacked publically and humiliated in the marriage function in sultan battery, Wayanad district.

c. Normal people's impression about MLM, direct selling industry is very bad now. Kerala government has to take initiatives for making people aware about what is right and what is wrong .,.

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