BSS-38 Publicity for quality migration of overseas jobseekers stressed

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PUBLICITY-QUALITY-MIGRATION (with picture)

Publicity for quality migration of overseas jobseekers stressed

RANGPUR, Feb 24, 2020 (BSS) – Experts at a press briefing cum seminar today
stressed on media publicity to ensure safe, regular and quality migration of
overseas jobseekers after turning them into skilled workforce by imparting
necessary training.

The Gangachara upazila administration organised the event titled
‘Publicity, press briefing and seminar to create public awareness about safe,
regular and quality migration’ at Officers’ Club in Gangachara upazila town
of the district.

The Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) of the Ministry of
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment extended assistance in arranging
the event presided over by Gangachara Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Taslima
Begum.

Gangachara upazila Vice-chairmen Shaju Ahmed Lal and Rabeya Begum, Officer-
in-Charge of Gangachara Model Thana Shushanto Kumar Sarker and local union
parishad Chairman Azizul Islam addressed as invited guests.

Assistant Director of the District Employment and Manpower Office Amena
Parveen briefed the participating journalists on comprehensive steps taken by
the government to ensure safe, regular and quality migration of overseas
jobseekers.

Principal of Rangpur Technical Training Centre Lutfar Rahman discussed on
the steps taken by the then government of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the present government led by Sheikh Hasina to
ensure safe migration.

He said the government has taken special steps to create 1.28-crore skilled
manpower to employ them both home and abroad in the next five years beginning
from the Mujib Year.

“The BMET, Technical Training Centres and many other institutions are
implementing the special steps to generate skilled workforce by imparting
skill enhancing training on 55 trades,” he added.

The UNO called upon the media to create social awareness aiming to availing
benefits of the huge demographic dividends by inspiring the youths to become
skilled workforce for enhancing manpower export to further increase foreign
remittance.

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