BEOE exports over 2.6mn labour during ten years: DG

ISLAMABAD: Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE) has exported over 2.6 million labour abroad during the last ten years.

Talking to APP on Tuesday, Director General of BEOE, Habib-ur-Rehman Khan said that from the date of establishment of BEOE to till date sent 5.5 million people to the different countries of the world and the government receiving huge remittances every year.

He said that Overseas Pakistanis have sent over US$ 11 billion remittances during the last fiscal year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 while 24 percent increased during last three years.

Habib informed that 1,542 emigration agencies are registered but still around 11,00 functioning across the country adding that BEOE receiving 3 lakh per new license registration and few thousand for its renewal.

He said that present government extended the infrastructure of BEOE to provide the best service to emigrants and taking more steps for its betterment.

To a question, Habib said that in 2008 around 4 lakh labour were exported to the different countries which was a record and adding that 90 percent labour exported to GCC countries.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011