ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment Wednesday agreed to export over 0.5 million Pakistaniworkforces to Romania in different trades by 2020.
The development came in response to the offer made by Romanian Ambassadorto Pakistan, Niculaie Goia who was called on Special Assistant to PrimeMinister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development SayedZulfikar Abbas Bukhari.
In a view of the recent development in Romania and migration of Romanianhuman capital to European countries for prospective job opportunities,Niculaie Goia said it would be seeking as many as one million workforcesfrom the various countries.
“Romania is ready to import over 0.5 million of Pakistani workers by 2020due to a shortage of human resource at home,” the envoy informed theSpecial Assistant.
The Ambassador said the labour market of his country was offering a largenumber of job opportunities for Pakistanis in various sectors includingInformation Technology, construction, Doctors, Engineers and others.
Zulfikar Bukhari said Pakistan was in contact with Germany to provide themhighly skilled workforce under its 2020 vision of enabling employability inGermany.
Earlier this year, Germany vowed to take in experts in robotics and quantummechanics and other skilled workers from Pakistan, he added.
The Special Assistant said the government was striving hard to train itshuman capital at par with global standards and the International donoragencies were approached to set up vocational and technical traininginstitutes on modern lines.
“The demands of the International labour market are being taken intoconsideration to equip the workforce with modern technological expertise,he remarked.
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Criticizing the past regimes, he said the previous governments had failedto import Pakistani workforce to Romania.
Both the dignitaries held a thorough discussion to devise a mechanism forsafe and secure export of Pakistani skilled, semi and non-skilled manpowerto Romania.
Bukhari said that despite huge opportunities were available for Pakistan interms of foreign employment, there was still a need to formulate a legalframework to ensure safe and legally protected migration of Pakistaniworkers.
The Ambassador said as the country required some 40,000 drivers, it wouldkeen to hire the maximum number of drivers from Pakistan.
The Special Assistant requested the envoy to accommodate the maximum numberof repatriated emigrants for the purpose.
Both the dignitaries also agreed to work out a plan by making a workinggroup consisting of officials of the Romanian Mission and the OverseasMinistry to derive out a mechanism that could help eliminate workersexploitation in the host country.
