ISLAMABAD: As many as 700,000 new job opportunities for local people areestimated to be created by 2030 under the mega project of China PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC).
“So far various CPEC projects have provided direct job opportunities toaround 75,000 people across the country, according to documents from ChinaEmbassy here.
A recent study conducted by CPEC Centre of Excellence, Ministry ofPlanning, Development and Reform of Pakistan showed that indirectly, CPECcould help create even 1.2 million jobs under its presently agreed project.
In order to promote economic development and employment of Pakistan,Chinese companies also subcontract a large number of projects to localPakistani companies.
This also develops relevant upstream and downstream industries, such as rawmaterial processing and catering industry which also provide moreemployment opportunities for the local people.
Chinese companies have engaged themselves in three areas to fulfill theirsocial responsibilities in collaboration with the Chinese government.
The Chinese side has proposed to conduct social cooperation on agriculture,education, medical care, poverty alleviation, water supply and vocationaltraining.
The Chinese companies shared advanced techniques and successful experienceto help Pakistan transform its human resources into advantages.
The Chinese companies have sponsored thousands of Pakistani students tostudy in China and sent hundreds of Pakistani engineers and professionalsto China for training on scholarships.
Chinese universities have set up two vocational training centres with localuniversities in Lahore and Quetta.
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China Fund for Peace and Development (CFPD) has built the Faqeer PrimarySchool in Gwadar, which is known as “Chinese Pakistan Friendship School”.
The school was completed and started classes in September 2016 with 500students, more than double of its designed capacity.
Since the operation of the school, the Chinese company has donated books,schoolbags, stationery, uniforms and 3 school buses for the students.
The Chinese Embassy has also made donations to the school.
CPEC emergency medical centre was set up in Gwadar port in May, 2017. Itwas donated and run by the Chinese Red Cross Foundation with a top classChinese medical team working there, providing local residents withnecessary first aid treatment and free medical examinations for localprimary school students.
Many Chinese companies have also donated medicines to residents near theproject, and provided free medical examinations to the local people.
The Chinese companies are actively exerting their own advantages to buildbridges and drill wells for residents to help them solve water and travelproblems. – APP
