Pakistani government has initiated the efforts to rehabilitate Pakistani workers who lost their jobs i
n the Gulf due to Coronavirus.
If this effort is successful, the employment of 25,000 to 30,00
0 workers in middle eastern countries will
be secured and the way will be opened for
the future.
According to senior officials at the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, government-level talks are underway with companies in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar to rehabilitate unemployed Pakistanis w
ho have not been able to return home.
Notably, there were media reports that the United Arab Emirates alone had laid off more than 40,000 Pakistani workers after the COVID-19 outbreak which is completely wrong. In reality, 17,743 Pakistanis were laid off amid the coronavirus crisis i
n the UAE.
According to officials, Corona has affected not only workers but also companies, so some issues will have to be compromised. Companies have been asked to re-employ workers at a lower salary instead of sending them back so that they do not have to pay for visas again when conditions improve.
