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Guidelines & Instruction for Prospective Clients and Recruiters

Migration or movement of people is centuries old process. There were no concepts of migration, legal emigrants, irregular emigration, illegal migration, country of origins destination, human smuggling, human trafficking in past. Modern time has coined these words and concepts. Migration is for better and secure future. It is complex process. Interests of Overseas Manpower sending and receiving countries are poles apart but common objective is economic & Overseas Manpower development.  Asian Countries except for Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea are countries of origin. Malaysia and Thailand have become countries of destination but these are also countries of origin.

Japan, Singapore and Taiwan are in high income group whereas South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand in Middle income group. Workers from neighboring countries are moving to high income group Overseas countries. These countries have exhausted their internal workforce resources. Now these countries need foreign workers to meet shortage. Japan and Korea are not open to legal migrant workers only foreign trainees are invited to meet workforce shortages. South Korea has recently introduced work permit system under foreign worker Employment Act. Eight Asian countries have been declared “Source Countries “IOM reports on it are exhaustive.

Singapore is following quite restricted work permit programme, As far as cooperation between Overseas Labour Manpower sending and receiving countries in the region is concerned, I0M may provide a platform for dialogue and inter-state cooperation between the countries of origin and destination for managed migration and ensure exploitation free jobs to foreign workers. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam, etc are Labour Manpower surplus countries. Pakistan is a country of origin, destination, and transit.

Labour force in Pakistan of about 42 million.

• Vast network of Overseas Manpower vocational/ technical training facilities.
• 150,000 Pakistanis go abroad for employment annually.
• 1159 Overseas Manpower Employment Promoters are operating all over the country.
• Website, E-mail, data bank of sufficient workers in all categories for about 300,000 aspirants with OEPs.

As far as Pakistan is concerned, Labour migration in East Asia is insignificant. Pakistan has started sending its Overseas Manpower to Malaysia - under a MOU signed between the two countries. Recently licensed Pakistani Overseas Employment Promoters have dispatched 2000 general workers to Malaysia. Pakistan is exporting Overseas Manpower to South Korea since 1994 under “foreign trainee” programme through licensed Overseas Employment Promoters to work under umbrella of Korean Federation of small Medium Enterprises. Pakistan is also source country for export of Overseas Manpower to Singapore is insignificant. Pakistan is hosting   about 2.5 million refugees, and about 300,000 legal and illegal foreign workers.

Ministry of Labour Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis is responsible for:

• Policy and programs for human resource development.
• Research into the problems of Overseas Pakistanis and resolutions of these issues.
• Social economic uplift of working labours and maintains Labour management relations.
• Administration of Emigration Ordinance 1979.
• National Policy and coordination regarding manpower development and overseas employment promotions.
• Foreign employment and emigration.
• Technical Trainings and Training programmes for workers including Research.

Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment Established in 1971

• To control and regulate emigration for Overseas Employment abroad.
• To look after the interest of the emigrants.
• To facilitate, supervise and monitor the activities of Overseas Manpower Recruitment & Employment Promoters. 
• To advise the Federal Government on emigration policies and procedure.

FUNCTIONS

Emigration from Pakistan for the purpose of Overseas Manpower Employment is controlled regulated, facilitated and monitored under Emigration Ordinance 1979 & Rules made there under (amended from time to time). 


Legal Frame WorkOrganization Set-up
 
Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Manpower Employment is headed by a Director General having its field offices through out the country and abroad such as:

• Protector of Emigrants at seven different stations. 
• Community Welfare attaches in nine countries.

Only licensed Individuals, Manpower Recruitment Firms/ Agency/ Firms/ Company or Corporations can operate as Overseas Employment Promoters to process demands from foreign employers and assist them to make recruitment and selection of workers. 

Who can handle Emigration

• Must be a national of Pakistan and man of integrity.
• Must be financially sound.
• Must be of good conduct and character -clearance by District Government.
• Security Clearance by Intelligence Agencies as well as Security Agencies.
• There are 1159 licensed OEPs.

Who qualifies to get Overseas Employment Promoters LicenseLICENCE

No Government interference-free choice of the employers in selection of workers.
Record of each selected worker is maintained. Pakistan is providing Manpower Recruitment Overseas Employment services in more than 40 trades of highly qualified, highly skilled, skilled, semi skilled and unskilled Overseas manpower besides Professional Categories and experts to more than 50 countries of the World. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain are major Labour absorptive markets for Pakistani Labour force.

Emigration from Pakistan

• Since the inception of Bureau in 1971, 3.61 million emigrants have been provided overseas employment but no country has ever reported their involvement in any
  type of illegal activities.
• About 0.2 million Pakistani workers proceed abroad for Overseas Employment annually.
• Computerized National Identity Cards issued by NADRA to bonafide Pakistanis after due security clearance and personal appearance of the individual.

        An Overseas Employment Promoter can only process a demand from abroad if he is         in possession of Power of Attorney and Demand letter from the foreign employer         which shall be attested by either of the following:

           A) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the host country.
           B) Embassy of the host country in Pakistan.
           C) Embassy of Pakistan in the country of employer.

In case of Malaysia power of attorney and demand letter are required to be attested only by CWA after verification of jobs availability, financial soundness and genuineness of employer.   

Processing of Foreign Demand by the Overseas Employment Promoters

Grant of permission by the Protector of Emigrants to the concerned Overseas Employment Promoters.

• Advertisement in the National News papers
• Selection from Data Bank maintained by Overseas Employment Promoters.  
• Trade test/interview by foreign employer himself or his authorized representative to select right person for the right job.
• Police verification certificate from District Police Officer 
• Medical examination from Medical Centers approved by host country.
• Arrangement of Employment visa.
• Deposit of prescribed fee in designated banks.

 Procedure

• Machine Readable Passports issued by the Director General Passport after due security clearance and personal appearance of the individual
• Personal appearance of the workers before Protector of Emigrants at the time of registration.
• Clearance of each worker from Police authorities (Requirement of  the Malaysian Government)
• Close liaison with FIA regarding illegal emigration and issues of mutual interest.

Pre- Departure Briefing

• Briefing regarding terms and conditions of service by Overseas Employment Promoters 
• Briefing by O & B officer on the climate, social, customs, traditions and Labour laws of the host country, Dos & Don'ts while abroad and voluntary willingness of the emigrant to serve abroad.
• Briefing by Protector of Emigrants on terms & conditions of service as given in employment contract.
• Malaysia bound workers shall get briefing and orientation as modules prescribed by Malaysian Government.

Registration of Workers

• Execution of Foreign Service Agreement / Contract between emigrant and the employer or the Overseas Employment Promoter on behalf the employer.
• Foreign Service Agreement covers terms & conditions, salary and other fringe benefits.
• Registration of Foreign Service Agreement / Contract with Protector of Emigrants is mandatory.
• Every worker is insured with an Insurance company.