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Qatar to hire 30,000 Pakistani workers
Khursheed says Pakistan facing shortage of trained manpower
M Sarwar Awan
Islamabad—Pakistan and Qatar have signed an additional protocol
pertaining to the existing labour agreement under which Qatar will
import 30,000 skilled and semi-skilled workers from Pakistan this
year.
The agreement was signed by Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower
and Overseas Pakistani Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah and visiting Qatar
Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Dr. Sultan-bin-Hassan Al
Dhabit Al Dousari on Sunday.
It may be mentioned here that the existing labour agreement, signed
in 1987, was aimed at regulating export of manpower to the State of
Qatar.
The fresh agreement will provide an opportunity for more people to
be accommodated in Qatar and also in rehabilitating those Pakistanis
whose contracts expired subsequently. Those workers will also get
benefit from this agreement who after expiry of their contract, or
otherwise, will be able to get their full benefits in terms of
social security, wages or any other emoluments being their legal
dues.
Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistani Khursheed Ahmad
Shah, later talking to newsmen, said that around 75,000 Pakistanis
were working in Qatar so far. Under this agreement, he said,
Pakistan would send 30,000 workers to Qatar this year.
The Federal Minister said that he would soon visit Qatar to discuss
matters relating to export of Information Technology experts,
doctors and engineers.
Khursheed Ahmad Shah said, “Qatar is demanding skilled manpower but
we are facing a shortage of trained workers due to discontinuation
in policies during last many years.”
He further explained that Qatar Government would be investing more
than $2 million in Pakistan.
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