Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul has called upon Saudi Arabia to recruit more skilled manpower from Bangladesh to implement mega projects such as arrangements of World Expo 2030 and FIFA World Cup 2034.
“Recruit more skilled Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia to implement the mega projects,” he said.
He made the appeal in a bilateral meeting with Dr. Abdullah Nasser Abuthnain, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the 7th Global Occupational Safety and Health Conference (GOSH7) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
The Adviser has also asked the authorities concerned to verify the employer's capacity and work opportunities in Saudi Arabia before issuing a work visa.
He also stressed the need for signing an employment contract online before arriving in Saudi Arabia, developing special training courses for male and female workers on Saudi labour laws, labour culture and other urgent issues.
The Adviser also reiterated his country’s interest in inviting the authorities of Saudi Arabia to visit the Technical Training Centers (TTCs) in Bangladesh and, if necessary, reserving one or more training centers exclusively for training Saudi-bound workers.
He also requested the trainers of the Bangladeshi Technical Training Centers to provide special training on technical and linguistic skills in Saudi Arabia so that they can provide advanced training to Saudi-bound workers upon their return to the country.
The Adviser expressed interest in implementing the integrated training program prepared by the Saudi Ministry for domestic workers from different countries.
He has laid special emphasis on providing training in the use of modern household appliances and Arabic language to female domestic workers prior to sending them to Saudi Arabia.
The Adviser expressed gratitude for the formation of the promised working team consisting of officials from the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the Bangladesh Embassy to solve the specific problems of Bangladeshi irregular workers in Saudi Arabia in the meeting held on January 30.  
In addition, as per the decision of the latest Foreign Office Consultations, a high-powered taskforce has already been formed to solve the problem of illegal workers in Saudi Arabia and eliminate irregularities related to employee recruitment, he said.
He hoped that the said task force and working team will play an important role in solving the problems of Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia.