The European Union (EU) will take steps to recruit more skilled manpower from Bangladseh.
The assurances came at the meeting between EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon and Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossian at Expatriate Welfare Building in Eskaton of Dhaka on Sunday.
The EU will move forward in this regard after checking feasibility in its member countries, reports BSS.
Moreover, the EU also showed keen interest to provide financial assistance to Bangladesh in creating skilled manpower through training.
During the meeting, they discussed different matters related to the interests and rights of Bangladeshi workers in Europe.
The minister said nearly 100,000 workers, intending to go abroad for employment, are receiving training of 47 trades from 71 technical training institutes, including seven marine technology institutes, every year.
Besides, Bangladesh has signed an agreement with Technical and Further Education (TAFE) of Australia to create world standard skilled manpower, he added.