The Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia says it will organise job fairs in three cities in the kingdom to facilitate Bangladeshi nationals get jobs at companies.
A senior embassy official, who preferred anonymity, said they planned to hold the fairs in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam, reports the Arab News.
“We are working out the details and awaiting permission from authorities to hold the events so that our countrymen benefit from this programme,” he was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Thousands of Bangladeshis had landed jobs in two similar fairs organised in Riyadh and Jeddah, the official said.
So far, 255,000 Bangladeshis have obtained their legal documents in Saudi Arabia under the ongoing amnesty, according to the web portal.Bangladesh missions in Riyadh and Jeddah processed documents including replacing passports, renewing them, exit passes and travel permits.
“We played a mediation role between the employers and the employees,” the official said recalling the two previous ‘highly successful’ events.
The job categories negotiated at the fairs included office assistants, plumbers, drivers, electricians and cleaners.
He said the fairs created enthusiasm among both the Saudi employers and Bangladesh workers and hoped for similar interests this time.
“The two parties discussed the salaries for the respective jobs, the mode of Iqama transfer and regularisation of residence status,” he said.
Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh also organised consular services in Jubail, Al-Ahsa, Dammam, Al Jouf , Saqaka and Al-Qassim.
On Sep 13, consular services will be held in Dammam and Hafr Al-Batin to help Bangladeshi expatriates, the official said.
The Jeddah consulate also offered consular services in Khamis Mushayt, Jazan, Najran, Tabuk, Yanbu, Al-Baha and Madinah.
The amnesty, declared on May 10, allows irregular foreign workers to have their status legalised or return home without facing any penalty. The amnesty is to end on Nov 3 this year.
Saudi Arabia has warned residents staying illegally in the Kingdom after the amnesty period will be subject to a penalty of SR 100,000 and face a two-year jail term. – bdnews24.com
