Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) an attached department of Ministry of Labour and Manpower has so far provided over 131,000 jobs in 54 different countries. Talking to APP here on Monday Managing Director of OEC, Jahangir Alam Chohan said that recently an MoU has been signed between the government of Uman and Pakistan. Under the agreement, he said, Pakistan would provide 1000 medical professional to Uman in the different phases, while the process has already started.
He said that in the first phase the government of Uman conducted the interviews and selection process in Karachi and selected 350 medical professionals. Chohan said 73 persons in current week have been sent to Malaysia and 88 to Libya in the fields of construction including masons, engineers, diploma holders and other skilled manpower.
He said that most of the proposals and demand have come from the Middle East countries because in these areas so many opportunities for Pakistani labourers. The government of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Libeya and Maldives, have sent their requests to Pakistan for the import of medical professionals, while the delegation of ministry of Health Saudi
Arabia would soon visit to Pakistan for the selection of thedoctors. To a question, Chohan told that recently OEC has received the well performance award from the government of South Korea for exporting skilled labourers from Pakistan.
The Corporation is mandated to promote employment of professionals, highly skilled, skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled manpower in foreign countries. Apart from meeting the specific and exacting standards of foreign employers, the corporation also acts as a protector of emigrants to ensure their welfare and to promote harmonious working relationship between the employers and the employees.