MoLHR to send 30,000 Bhutanese to work abroad

LabourSecretary-30000-Bhutanese-to-work-abroadThe Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has planned to send some 30,000 Bhutanese to work abroad over the next five years. This has been done in line with the directives from the cabinet secretariat stating that the ministry should explore avenues for employment overseas.

The Labour Secretary said that from the current year to 2017, about 1,20,000 people will look for jobs. He said not all of them will be able to get employed in the country. Starting this year, the Ministry is planning to send 5,000 to 7,000 people annually till 2017.

The Secretary said the Ministry has planned to pilot the initiative with countries where English is spoken. These countries are Australia, Canada, Singapore, Japan and Thailand. The Ministry has also looked into occupations like IT, accounting and financing, sales representatives, care givers and teaching.

Top Stories

Related Stories

6 COMMENTS

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Recent Comments

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube