ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday urged Republic of Korea (RoK) to increase the employment quota for Pakistani workers under Employment Permit System (EPS).
The request was officially made by Muhammad Ayub Afridi, Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) during his meeting with Mr. Suh Sangpyo, Ambassador of Korea to Pakistan who called on the Advisor here.
Ambassador Sangpyo congratulated Mr Afridi on his appointment as Advisor to the prime minister. Besides, bilateral relations of mutual interests, the matters relating to Employment Permit System (EPS) were also discussed.
While appreciating the Korean government for hiring of Pakistani workers regularly, the Advisor reiterated him to increase quota for Pakistanis under EPS.
“Besides manufacturing area in which presently Pakistani workers are hired, other sectors like Construction, Agriculture and Fisheries may also be opened under EPS since Pakistan has trained manpower for these sectors,” said the Advisor.
The Advisor requested the Ambassador to include Pakistani workers EPS returnee workers in Korean EPS in Agriculture, Construction & Fisheries sectors.
The Ambassador of Korea assured that he will take up these proposals with his government. Mr. Afridi thanked the Ambassador of Korea for his gesture and assured him of continued coordination and enhanced cooperation for export of Pakistani workers to Korea.
