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Posts tagged as “skilled”

Too many housemaids, too few skilled workers

By Apsara Rodrigo in The Island, Dec 17, 2023There are indications of a growing mismatch between recruitment of Sri Lankan workers (supply) and global job vacancies (demand) in foreign employment, with increasing supply shortages – especially for skilled jobs, a World Bank report shows. “You have overseas workers that are sending remittances to Sri Lanka; however there is a difference in their skills,” Shobana Sosale co-author of the World Bank report, ‘Enhancing Skills in Sri…

‘20,000 women suffering in silence’

report in The Daily Star, May 23, 2023Ensuring access to maternal services from skilled healthcare professionals is urgent since around 20,000 women still suffer from fistula in the country, according to experts. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, and high-quality medical treatment. Another type of fistula termed an Iatrogenic fistula, is caused by a surgical error, most often during…

Ten thousand foreign workers in Nepal, highest from China

report in The Himalayan Times, Apr 4, 2023Nepal largely depends on technical human resources from foreign countries for the implementation of big projects. According to official data, skilled human resources required for various large projects here are hired from other countries. The Department of Labour and Occupational Safety said workforce from around 100 countries in the world are currently engaged in various projects in Nepal and the Chinese make up the highest portion. Likewise, workers…