Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to deepen cooperation in the labour sector, focusing on joint initiatives for overseas employment and skills development. The agreement came during a bilateral meeting at the Sixth OIC Labour Ministers' Conference in Doha. Bangladesh's Labour Adviser, M Sakhawat Hossain, called for coordinated measures to solve expatriate labour market problems and also stressed improving trade and tourism through better sea/air connectivity and cultural links. Pakistan's Labour Minister, Faisal Ayub Khokhar, highlighted the need for regular dialogue. Both sides agreed on launching joint training programmes, boosting human resource development, generating employment, and strengthening labour migration systems through information and skills exchange.
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Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to deepen cooperation in the labour sector, emphasizing the need for joint initiatives to address challenges in overseas employment and skills development.
At a bilateral meeting held during the Sixth OIC Labour Ministers' Conference in Doha, Labour and Employment Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain called for coordinated measures to resolve problems within the expatriate labour market, according to a press release issued today. He also highlighted the importance of improving communication links to expand trade and tourism, along with enhancing sea and air connectivity and promoting cultural cooperation.
Pakistan's Labour Minister Faisal Ayub Khokhar stressed the necessity of regular labour dialogue and technical collaboration. Both ministers expressed mutual interest in launching joint training programmes, boosting human resource development, generating employment, exchanging labour market information, and strengthening labour migration systems.
The two nations formally agreed to intensify collaboration in training and skills exchange to better prepare their respective workers for global opportunities, the press release confirmed. Senior officials from the labour ministry and the Bangladesh embassy attended the meeting in Qatar. The two-day OIC conference, themed "Local Experience, Global Achievements: Success Stories in the Islamic World," is being attended by labour ministers of member states, international organisations, experts, and civil society representatives.