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Labor Market

Manpower export

Almost all the developed countries are now looking for foreign workers. Despite the recession, there is demand for workers from the developing countries.

But surprisingly we cannot seize the opportunities like other countries such as India, the Philippines or other Asian nations. Many people of our country to go abroad to work. Some also have to return, being deceived by someone or the other. Bangladesh needs to address the issues that could affect the demand for its workers abroad.

The government needs to provide the needed support.

Recruitment

Action plan for grooming skilled manpower discussed

A national panel Sunday elaborately discussed a 14-point action plan for grooming skilled manpower suiting contemporary job requirements at home and abroad, reports UNB.

The recently formed National Skills Development Council (NSDC) in its first meeting at the CA’s office took up the action plan for a detailed appraisal.

Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed convened the meeting to know the progress on activities of the NSDC as well as its action plan.

The skills council was formed in September on recommendation from Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF), a high-profile government-private platform constituted for maintaining suitable business-investment atmosphere through joint public-private partnership for economic uplift.

A power-point presentation was made to apprise the meeting of the Action Plan of the council that envisages expanding and upgrading skill-training curricula to cater the present-day needs.

At the meeting emphasis was put on setting up demand-based skill-training centres to groom skilled workforce in line with the demand for skilled manpower on domestic as well as overseas job markets.

Job Offer

Dallah Group to recruit 5,000 unskilled workers

Dallah Group, one of the largest manpower recruiting companies of Saudi Arabia, will appoint 5,000 unskilled workers from Bangladesh soon, an adviser said Thursday.

This is the first time since March 24 that a Saudi company has offered to import Bangladeshi manpower.

Saudi Arabia on March 24 officially banned the intake of unskilled workers from Bangladesh.

“Dallah Group wants to recruit 5,000 unskilled Bangladeshi workers soon,” foreign affairs adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told reporters.

The Group’s president Alwa Kamel called on the adviser in his office.

“The government is trying addresses some of the problems some workers are allegedly facing,” Iftekhar said.

The Saudi company has so far recruited over 15,000 Bangladeshis to its concerns.