Japan wants skilled Bangladeshis

Japan has expressed interest in hiring skilled manpower from Bangladesh ahead of the Summer Olympics 2020 which the Asian economic giant will host.

Kazuo Tusubota, managing director of Japanese International Manpower Development Organisation (IMDO, Japan), expressed his government's interest in a meeting with Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain at the latter's office yesterday, said ministry officials.

“Japan needs skilled workers in different sectors, including construction and technical, ahead of the Olympics,” Mohammad Ibrahim, deputy secretary at the ministry and personal secretary of the minister, told The Daily Star.

The East-Asian country has a demand of around 2,300 technical interns every year and Bangladesh can utilise this opportunity, he added. Quoting the minister, Ibrahim said a ministerial level meeting may be held between the two friendly countries in January or February in this regard.