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 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.

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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 centres exclusively for training Saudi-bound workers.

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.