Tajikistan to increase the number of labor migrants?

The authorities of Tajikistan intend to expand the migration program for the country’s residents abroad.

In order to diversify labor migration destinations, the authorities of Tajikistan have decided to implement a Korean language training program for citizens wishing to work in the Republic of Korea. This decision was announced by the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan.

The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan reported that from December 5 to 8, representatives of various ministries and government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan, met with a delegation from South Korea in Dushanbe to discuss opportunities for training and preparing specialists to work in Korea.

According to representatives of the Ministry of Labor of Tajikistan, the country aims to join the Korean Employment Permit System (EPS). This system will provide Tajik citizens with the opportunity to be employed in Korea based on a labor contract.

This announcement has caused a wide resonance in the Tajik segment of social networks. Users have accused the authorities of incompetence in providing jobs for residents in the country, claiming that instead, the authorities are sending citizens into labor migration abroad, thereby further increasing the number of labor migrants.