ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Manpower exports to Gulf Countries witness massiverise.
Manpower export from Pakistan to the Gulf countries has recorded asignificant increase during the first 10 months of 2019.
According to the information released by the Ministry of OverseasPakistanis and Human Resource Development, more than 258,215 Pakistanistraveled to Saudi Arabia in search of employment in different sectors.
Manpower export to Saudi Arabia in 2019 has increased by more than 207%when compared to last year. In the first 10 months of 2018, only 84,091Pakistani went to Saudi Arabia looking for various opportunities, accordingto the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment.
From January to October 2019, around 176,947 Pakistanis traveled to the UAEin search of jobs, recording a 1.7% increase from last year.
The number of Pakistanis going to Oman increased by 5.8% as 23,998 workerswent there. The number stood at 22,668 in the same period last year.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis andHuman Resource Development, Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari, has played a key rolein increasing the manpower export to the Gulf countries.
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Zulfikar Bukhari formally requested Saudi King to employ Pakistani manpowerin the billion-dollar project of New Taif City.
Saudi Arabia responded by allowing recruitment of Pakistani manpowerthrough the Kingdom’s digital portal ‘Musaned’. Saudi Arabia launched‘Musaned’ to streamline the recruitment process of manpower.
Moreover, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment will soon connect its digital portal with the UAE Ministry ofHuman Resources and Emiratisation. The move will eliminate the role ofmiddle-man in the hiring process.
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation of UAE will also allowPakistan to access its labor market database. All the latest job openingsin the UAE will be shared with Pakistanis looking for employmentopportunities.
Zulfikar Bukhari recently returned to Pakistan after concluding asuccessful visit of Qatar. During the visit, the Special Assistant to PMmet Qatar’s Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Yousaf Mohamed-Al-OthmanFakhroo. Both discussed potential employment opportunities for Pakistanimanpower in the health and energy sectors. SAPM urged Qatari Minister toincrease digital connectivity in the recruitment process between bothcountries.
