Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign two agreements on workers’ recruitment, skills

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed two agreements related to the workers’ recruitment and skills verification programme of the Pakistani workforce being employed in the Kingdom, said Radio Pakistan on Monday.

The signing ceremony of the agreements took place during the visit of the Minister of Education Shafqat Mahmood to Saudi Arabia.

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The agreement on workers’ recruitment will contribute toward further streamlining the process of export of workforce from Pakistan in diverse professions in the Kingdom while safeguarding their due rights and providing comprehensive legal protection to Pakistani workers employed in Saudi Arabia.

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The agreement will also help in resolving contractual disputes and taking legal recourse against recruitment offices, companies or agencies for any violation.

The agreement on skills verification will enhance the export of skilled and certified Pakistani workforce to the Kingdom.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia also agreed to collaborate in curriculum development with a special focus on character building and civic sense.

The understanding was reached during a meeting between Mahmood and his Saudi counterpart Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh in Riyadh.

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Both sides also agreed to work closely to collaborate and learn from the experiences of Distance learning platforms ‘Madrasati and AEN’ of Saudi Arabia and ‘TeleSchool’ of Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia agreed to ease the processes involved in 600 scholarships offered to Pakistani students.

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It also agreed to work closely with Pakistan to explore the ways and means for setting up top-ranked Pakistani universities’ offshore campuses in the kingdom.