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BySaeed
Ahmed
DirectorLabourWelfareBalochistan,Pakistan
The views expressed in this presentation are the views of the author and do not
necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute ADBI),
the Asian Development Bank ADB), its Board of Directors, or the governments they
represent ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper andepresent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and
accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not
necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.
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pressure of unemployment at home, besides being a
major means of earning foreign exchange in the shape of' .
Overseas employment is thus, serving as the mainstay forvery feeble national economy, by providing much needed
nanc a ou ay or e serv c ng, mpor s , a ev a onof poverty, development projects and economic activities.
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The legal framework meant to safeguard the rights ofPakistani Mi rant workers and re ulate the activities ofoverseas employment promoters and recruiting agenciesis contained in the Emigration Ordinance (1979) and the
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The Protector of Emigrants directly supervises the
activities of overseas employment promoters (OEPs). TheGovernment of Pakistan a lies redefined criteria forgranting license to private recruitment agents andoverseas employment promoters.
Once the license is granted according to the rules andregulations, the Protector of Emigrants is supposed tomonitor their erformance.
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send remittances but also learn to apply latest
technologies and earn goodwill for the country. Insome cases, t ey trans er t ese new tec no og es toPakistan and benefit their countrymen. In return, it isimperative on the Government of Pakistan to provide
maximum possible benefits and support to OPs intheir genuine problems.
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was established in 1976 by Govt. of Pakistan and is only
employment promotion agency operating in publicsector. The main objective of establishing OEC is tofacilitate the foreign employers in recruiting manpowerfrom Pakistan and to ex lore the o ortunities forexport of Pakistani manpower all over the world.
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of manpower supply by sending more than 135,000workers to 55 different countries across the world. Thisincludes highly qualified professionals of Medicine,Engineering, Education, Science, Agriculture,Manufacturing, Services, Shipping fields and skilled andunskilled manpower as well
Safeguarding interest of both the employer and theemployee, on sound moral principles, high ethical valuesand uprighted national entity.
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worker. However, most of them lack information and
knowledge about safe migration.
The growing pace of economic globalization hascreated more migrant workers than ever before.
Unemp oyment an ncreas ng poverty aveprompted many workers in developing countries toseek work elsewhere
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Labour,especiallyunskilledLabour
Pakistanis
6th
largest
Labour
force
in
the
world
with
amajorityofyoungpopulationand3rdinAsiahavinghighestnumberofyouthaspiringtoworkabroad.FirsttwoareCambodiaandBan ladesh
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The National Policy for overseas Pakistanis focus on
Social Protection as a basic human right of Overseas,necessary efforts to include OPs in existing SocialProtection schemes available for Pakistani workers.
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on maximizing welfare and empowerment of
Pakistani diaspora working in different countries
At present, only 0.12 per cent Pakistani women work
a roa very ow y a stan ar s. T ere s a nee totake proactive steps to increase womensparticipation in overseas employment.
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REMITTENCE
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population depends on the flows of remittances from
overseas workers and the broader Pakistani diaspora. over on n o c a rem ances s expec e n
2012/13which is just over half the projected total exportvalue of goods and services and corresponding imports of
aroun 40 on ey prov e cr ca suppor o aprecarious current account situation.
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impactonpovertyreductionandjobcreation.Also
accountingfor
around
5.5
percent
of
GDP,
rem ttances n ectmuc nee e a t ona aggregatedemandintoaneconomythathasbeenmiredinstagflationoverthelastfiveyears.
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Methods
used
to
transfer
money
from
abroad
by
rural
and
urban
origin
of
migrants
(percent)
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