Manpower export to S Korea may start soon under fresh deal
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Naim-Ul-Karim
Bangladesh's manpower export to South Korea is likely to start soon under a fresh deal, which the two countries will sign later this week, official sources said.
"We will sit this week to sign a final deal with the Human Resources Division (HRD) of the Ministry of Labour of the South Korean government," a top official of the Bangladesh Overseas Employment Services Ltd (BOESL) told the FE Friday.
He said there will be no formalities remaining for sending manpower to South Korea after signing the final deal.
Sources said language proficiency test of the jobseekers might take place in collaboration with the HRD of South Korean Labour Ministry at the end of this month.
They said over 2500 skilled and semi-skilled workers will be recruited by South Korea at the initial stage.
"Our concerned ministry has already signed an agreement with the Ministry of Labour of South Korea paving the way for entering into the final deal," one official said.
Earlier in June last, Bangladesh reached an agreement with South Korea on recruitment of workforce under a new arrangement styled 'Employment Permit System (EPS)'.
Foreign Affairs Adviser, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, during his Seoul visit on June 4-6 singed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the authorities concerned of South Korean government.
The council of advisers, chaired by Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, May this year approved a proposal on manpower export to South Korea at government level through the EPS, introduced by South Korea.
The MOU will also protect the interest and rights of Bangladeshi workforce in South Korea, where around 12,000 Bangladeshis are now employed and the new deal will facilitate employment of 10,000 more workers in that country.
Under the EPS, sources said, South Korea will recruit 50,000 skilled manpower from 14 countries, including Bangladesh, to help develop its infrastructure.
An estimated 10,000 skilled workers of Bangladesh will be drawn from construction, manufacture, services, and agriculture, fisheries and livestock.
Bangladesh's manpower export to South Korea is likely to start soon under a fresh deal, which the two countries will sign later this week, official sources said.
"We will sit this week to sign a final deal with the Human Resources Division (HRD) of the Ministry of Labour of the South Korean government," a top official of the Bangladesh Overseas Employment Services Ltd (BOESL) told the FE Friday.
He said there will be no formalities remaining for sending manpower to South Korea after signing the final deal.
Sources said language proficiency test of the jobseekers might take place in collaboration with the HRD of South Korean Labour Ministry at the end of this month.
They said over 2500 skilled and semi-skilled workers will be recruited by South Korea at the initial stage.
"Our concerned ministry has already signed an agreement with the Ministry of Labour of South Korea paving the way for entering into the final deal," one official said.
Earlier in June last, Bangladesh reached an agreement with South Korea on recruitment of workforce under a new arrangement styled 'Employment Permit System (EPS)'.
Foreign Affairs Adviser, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, during his Seoul visit on June 4-6 singed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the authorities concerned of South Korean government.
The council of advisers, chaired by Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, May this year approved a proposal on manpower export to South Korea at government level through the EPS, introduced by South Korea.
The MOU will also protect the interest and rights of Bangladeshi workforce in South Korea, where around 12,000 Bangladeshis are now employed and the new deal will facilitate employment of 10,000 more workers in that country.
Under the EPS, sources said, South Korea will recruit 50,000 skilled manpower from 14 countries, including Bangladesh, to help develop its infrastructure.
An estimated 10,000 skilled workers of Bangladesh will be drawn from construction, manufacture, services, and agriculture, fisheries and livestock.