As many as 5, 000 Pakistani butchers could secure jobs in the British halal meat industry under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between National Halal Foods Group UK and Overseas Manpower Employment Corporation.
Speaking at the signing ceremony held over the weekend at the Pakistan High Commission, envoy Wajid Shamsul Hasan said that through the efforts of National Halal Foods Group (NHFG), opening of outlets of halal meat in leading supermarkets of UK and Europe, will provide employment opportunities for Pakistani butchers along with export of meat from Pakistan to the international market of halal meat.
The Community Welfare Councillor of Pakistan High Commission, Muhammad Talha Saeed on behalf of Ministry of Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistani and Chief Executive Officer of NHFG Muhammad Zahid Yaqoob signed the MoU.
Expressing his views, Yaqoob said as a result of this MoU, over 5,000 butchers from Pakistan would be in a position to secure employment in the UK halal meat industry for the leading chains of supermarkets.
According to Yaqoob, UK's meat industry is worth $5 billion including halal meat and the potential of Pakistan getting its share looks promising by meeting international standards.