UAE Minister for Human Resources and Emiratization Dr Abdul Rahman Al Awar has said that there was no bar in place to the employment of Bangladeshi workers.
He said the UAE government is focusing on recruiting a skilled workforce based on the demand of the technology-driven job market, the foreign ministry said.
He made the comment when Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud met him at his office on Friday morning at the latter's office in Dubai Emirates.
The issue came when the foreign minister requested the UAE minister to reopen visas in all trades in all emirates and ease the visa procedure for Bangladeshi workers in all categories as well as transfer of work permits from one employer to another.
The two ministers discussed bilateral issues of mutual interests including the recruitment of more Bangladeshi nationals in all sectors of the UAE job market as well as in all Emirates; especially the recruitment of graduate nurses, healthcare technicians, caregivers, professionals, and agro farmers.
The UAE minister also apprised about the use of AI and related software to process the recruitment and management of the workforce in UAE and expressed concerns over the credentials of skills verification and certification of the job seekers.
In this context, the foreign minister apprised his counterpart of the Bangladesh Govt's initiatives for enhancing the skills of the UAE-bound workforce and expressed readiness to hire UAE language trainers to prepare our workforce to suit the demand of the UAE job market.
During the meeting, Minister Hasan referring to the recruitment of nurses by the Kuwaiti government, requested the UAE side to recruit qualified nurses and medical professionals from Bangladesh.
The UAE Minister welcomed the proposal and assured that they would examine the Kuwaiti recruitment model in the upcoming joint technical committee meeting in Dhaka. Both sides also discussed the welfare issues of the Bangladeshi community in the UAE.
Most importantly, the challenges facing the signing of seafarers to use UAE ports with CDC to return home were also discussed in the meeting. The UAE Minister assured that his Ministry would look into it with urgency.
During the meeting, Bangladesh Ambassador to UAE, Md Abu Zafar, Consul General to Dubai and Director General of the West Asia wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka were present from the Bangladesh side.
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud is scheduled to hold a bilateral consultation with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the evening hours at the Royal Palace in Al Ain City.
During the two-day visit the minister will also attend a community meeting with Bangladeshi expatriates living in the UAE in observance with the historic 7th March day and meet other dignitaries. Religious Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Central Committee Advocate Sirajul Mustafa is accompanying the Minister.
