Adviser for Foreign Affairs Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said the quota of Bangladeshi workers in South Korea during March 2008 to February 2009 has been raised to 8,000, which will be a one hundred percent increase than last year, reports agency.

Dr Iftekhar, who is also in charge of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment expressed his satisfaction over the increase and directed the relevant authorities in Bangladesh for “speedy and transparent selection process under this employment permit system scheme”.

Laying stress on the need of “upgrading skills”, he said “If we can adequately meet the demand to the satisfaction of the employers in the Republic of Korea, next year our quota can be much more. We must bear in mind that these jobs call for some specific skills”.

“This progress is in line with our new seven point policy for expatriate workers”, the foreign adviser observed. The adviser, who had visited Seoul last year and hold discussions with the Korean leaders, said, “this is a reflection of Bangladesh’s excellent relations with the Republic of Korea”.

“It is my hope that this relationship will expand to include much larger economic cooperation. The Republic of Korea is increasingly becoming a key partner, a development that will bring great benefit to both countries”, Dr. Iftekhar Chowdhury stated.

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