State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury on Tuesday said Italy will present a letter of requiring skilled manpower following which skilled workers will be sent to Italy.
A discussion was held between the two countries so that the overseas workers would not be harassed, he said while talking to reporters after a meeting with the Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro at the Secretariat.
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Regarding creating skilled manpower, the state minister said, "If the Italian government wants, it can arrange training for our IMT and Technical Training Centers (TTC) as per their needs."
Replying to a question, the Italian Ambassador Antonio said “Today, we have discussed how to expand the legal immigrants and his government expressed its keenness to provide visas to those who are skilled. The embassy is preparing the process of issuing visas quickly. Due to scrutiny, it takes a long time.”
“I believe those who are giving false assurances to the workers who want to go to Italy are actually harming the real applicants. He said that due to the scrutiny, the visa process of the genuine applicants is being delayed,” said Antonio.
Italian Ambassador in Dhaka Antonio said Italy sincerely believes that Bangladesh is their friendly country as the both countries have historical relations. That is why his country is interested in creating job opportunities for skilled manpower.
Meanwhile, Shofiqur Rahman said the cordial relations between the two friendly countries will be further strengthened.
Under the direction of the Prime Minister, Bangladesh is working to transform its manpower into skilled human resources through proper training as per the demand.
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