A total of 24 workers are scheduled to fly to South Korea with E-7 category jobs today (Tuesday), while four others will go there in the first week of February.
On the other hand, 150 workers are in the pipeline to depart for Korea this year, according to recruiters.
Hanwha Ocean, a shipbuilding company, has hired the workers for welding works through RRC Human Resources Service Ltd, a Bangladeshi private recruitment agency.
RRC managing director Alamgir Kabir said they completed all the procedure of sending 28 workers to Korea.
Twenty-four workers will fly on Tuesday and four others on February 07, he told the FE.
"Some 150 workers are in the pipeline. Hopefully, they would be employed by this year for the Korean job market."
South Korea hires skilled manpower from different countries under E-7 category.
Bangladesh has so far sent 76 workers under this category. Of them, 36 workers went to Korea through the RRC.
According to Mr Kabir, the RCC is the lone recruiter that is sending E-7 workers to Korea.
"Last year, we sent 36 welders for Samsung Heavy Industries," he added.
"Two to five years of work experience is required to get these jobs, but those with 10 to 12 years of experience get preference," cited Mr Kabir.
Korea needs welders, masons, carpenters, pipe fitters and scaffolders among 40 types of work. It also requires BSc and diploma engineers and architects.
In Korea, a skilled worker earns a monthly salary of around Tk 250,000. Migration cost is two months salaries, which is equivalent to around Tk 500,000 each.
Saleh Ahmed Mujaffor, director general of the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), was present as the chief guest at a reception for workers going to Korea.
He suggested that recruiters send more skilled workers abroad. "We are also working to increase skilled workers to send abroad."
The BMET DG advised the workers to follow the Korean rules and regulations.
The country mainly sends E-9 category or semi-skilled workers to Korea through an employment permit system.
The Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) has sent a total of 32,000 semi-skilled workers to the market since 2008.
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