WORK HISTORY

Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment established in 1971, deals with the export of manpower under Emigration Ordinance 1979 and Rules made there under. It controls, regulates and monitors emigration. It also looks after the interest/welfare of emigrants and processes recruitment demands of Pakistani manpower through licensed Overseas Employment Promoters (OEPs) and Direct employment for different manpower importing countries in the world in general, and Middle Eastern countries in particular.

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The Regional Offices of Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment registered 784004 persons for employment abroad during the period 1971-2003 Country wise detail for the last five years are as under:

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Revenue Receipts on account of Registration Fee, License Fee, Renewal Fee, Adhesive Stamp Fee Application Fee and Office Shifting Fee collected during the last five years are as under:
...................1999                    Rs.132.2 million
...................2000                    Rs.145.3 million
...................2001                    Rs.136.6 million
...................2002                    Rs.  173.2 million
...................2003 ............. .Rs. 223.75 million

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Manpower is the second biggest source of foreign exchange earning for the country.  Remittances from our nationals working abroad from the year 1972 – 73 to 2003-2004 are US$ 52887.38 million.  The foreign exchange earnings for the last five financial years have are as under: - 

                     Year                    Foreign Exchange learning
...................1999-2000                        US$ 983.73   million
...................2000-2001                        US$ 1086.57 million
...................2001-2002                        US$ 2389.05 million
...................2002-2003                        US$ 4236.85 million
...................2003-2004                        US$ 1784.49 million
......................................(July – Nov)

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An amount of Rs.2177.94 million from 1979 to 2003 was also collected as Welfare Fund and passed-on to Overseas Pakistanis Foundation for various welfare/commercial and educational schemes/projects undertaken by the Foundation.  The Welfare Fund collected by the Bureau and passed on to Overseas Pakistani Foundation (OPF) during the last five years has been as under:-
        ..........1999                    Rs.  82.0 million.
                     2000                    Rs.133.2 million.
                     2001                    Rs.134.3 million.
                     2002                    Rs. 154.7 million
                     2003                    RS.228.09 million

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Bureau introduced a life insurance scheme in collaboration with State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan for the intending emigrants in May 1982. Each emigrant is required to deposit an amount of Rs. 650/- as insurance premium to cover life risk for a sum of Rs. 300,000/-. Insurance coverage is valid for two years.

Government has provided re-insurance facility since July 2001 for all those workers who wish to get the insurance policy renewed. This scheme has also been extended to those Pakistanis who proceeded abroad without registration with Protector of Emigrants but have now been allowed registration with respective Embassies.  

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