South Korea has increased the quota of Pakistani labour from next year; Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) has sent around 5,500 workers to South Korea so far since 2008 and the process is still ongoing, an official source revealed on Monday.
The official said that the Pakistani workers in South Korea are earning a handsome salary per month and from next year 1,100 to 1,400 more workers would be sent there.
He said that Pakistan had also asked the Human Resource Development Department of South Korea to give an opportunity to our labour in sectors like fisheries, agriculture and construction.
He said that illegal stay of workers in South Korea was creating problems for other workers and urged for making a strict policy in this regard.
United Arab Emirates has also demanded huge manpower from Pakistan for the World Expo 2020 including skilled and unskilled labour but steps are being taken to make progress in this regard, he added.
The government of Qatar has also asked for labour from Pakistan for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.
Pakistan has sent over 2,000 medical doctors to Saudi Arabia since 2001 and currently officials of the Health Ministry of Saudi Arabia are on visit here to select more doctors for hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he said.
The official said that every three months, Saudi Health Ministry officials visit Pakistan for the selection of medical doctors in different specialisations.
