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I hate to be a smart aleck but "knowledge of Saudi Culture"!!!!
What is that? Camel riding, multiple marriages, overt religiosity and covert debauchery............
Most Bangladeshi workers in the Holy Land are unskilled, where should they go to get a primer on hypocrisy. Could be a business oppurtunity for Jamaati types in our midstf or opening Saudi Culture enculcation Schools.
Robin Khundkar
Saudi minister wants workers with knowledge of Saudi cultureSaudi Deputy Minister for Labour Ahmed Abdulraham Al Mansour Tuesday urged Bangladesh authorities to send workers with adequate knowledge about Saudi culture, lack of which, he said, often embarrasses both the sides.
He also called for sending skilled workers in keeping with the changed labour market that prefers skilled hands, holding out offer of assistance for skill building.
"We can assist Bangladesh in developing skilled manpower, if necessary," he told reporters after the Saudi-Bangladesh Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting in Dhaka.
Ahmed led the Saudi delegation while ERD Secretary Aminul Islam Bhuiyan headed the host team at the two-day 9th JEC meeting that concluded yesterday.
"Lack of knowledge about the rules and regulation creates problem," the Saudi minister said, adding that workers should also have proper appointment letters.
He noted that the Saudi labour market has changed a lot and authorities now prefer skilled workers.
Replying to a question, he said he would not bring sweeping charges against all the recruiting agencies that recruit workers to Saudi Arabia for cheating workers.
He, however, opted for ensuring transparency of the local recruiting agencies.
The ERD Secretary Aminul Islam Bhuiyan said the JEC had a fruitful meeting on bilateral issues, including manpower export, trade and commerce, economic cooperation, and tourism, labour issues dominating the talk.
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