35 Bangladeshi workers recruited under EPS reach Seoul
Monday, 9 June 2008
The first batch of 35 Bangladeshi workers recruited under Employment Permit System (EPS) reached Seoul Sunday morning, reports UNB.
On their arrival at the airport at 4:45 am, the workers were received by Syed Nasir Ershad, first Secretary of Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul, and a representative from HRD-Korea, the government agency responsible for hiring foreign workers.
Immediately upon arrival the Bangladeshi workers were placed in a training centre run by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBiz).
After undergoing medical check-up and a short orientation training, the workers will be dispatched to their respective work places located in various parts of Korea.
The dispatch of the first batch of Bangladeshi workers to Korea marks the reopening of Korean labour market for Bangladeshi workers.
Korea discontinued recruitment of Bangladeshi workers due to the host government's concern over rising number of undocumented Bangladeshi workers in Korea.
Korea agreed to resume recruitment of Bangladeshi workers through signing of a bilateral agreement during a visit to Korea by Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury in July 2007.
The second batch of Bangladeshi workers is expected to depart for Korea later this month, more workers from Bangladesh will be recruited under EPS throughout the year as Korean small and medium enterprises (SMEs) place their demands for employing Bangladeshi workers.
On their arrival at the airport at 4:45 am, the workers were received by Syed Nasir Ershad, first Secretary of Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul, and a representative from HRD-Korea, the government agency responsible for hiring foreign workers.
Immediately upon arrival the Bangladeshi workers were placed in a training centre run by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBiz).
After undergoing medical check-up and a short orientation training, the workers will be dispatched to their respective work places located in various parts of Korea.
The dispatch of the first batch of Bangladeshi workers to Korea marks the reopening of Korean labour market for Bangladeshi workers.
Korea discontinued recruitment of Bangladeshi workers due to the host government's concern over rising number of undocumented Bangladeshi workers in Korea.
Korea agreed to resume recruitment of Bangladeshi workers through signing of a bilateral agreement during a visit to Korea by Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury in July 2007.
The second batch of Bangladeshi workers is expected to depart for Korea later this month, more workers from Bangladesh will be recruited under EPS throughout the year as Korean small and medium enterprises (SMEs) place their demands for employing Bangladeshi workers.