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- These Pakistani workers will be required to hold high school certificates, diploma degree or proof of recognized apprenticeship program
- Saudi Arabia has lately initiated several groundbreaking projects that are expected to significantly impact the Pakistani labor market
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) will be exporting skilled workforce comprising tradesman assistants to Saudi Arabia, Pakistani state media reported on Sunday.
These Pakistani workers, aged between 25 and 50 years, are required to hold high school certificates, diploma degrees or proof of recognized apprenticeship programs in the specific area of assignment.
This skilled Pakistani workforce would work under the Saudi Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs, Pakistan’s state-run APP news agency reported, citing an official.
“[For high school graduates], minimum of 1 year’s position-related practical experience in the specific area of assignment [is] essential,” the report read. “[For diploma holders], no previous experience is required.”
Those who matched the requirements could apply for the positions via OEC’s website: https://oec.gov.pk, according to the report.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have deep cultural, defense and economic ties, deeply rooted in history and religion. The Kingdom is home to over two million Pakistanis, making it the largest contributor to remittance inflows into the South Asian country.
Saudi Arabia has initiated several groundbreaking projects that are expected to significantly impact the Pakistani labor market. Rana Mujtaba, a spokesperson of the Pakistani Education and Professional Training Ministry, told Arab News in April that Islamabad was working on a new education policy to impart different technical skills to at least a million youth per annum to export trained human resource to the Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia.