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Job seekers for South Korea roughed up by police
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Thousands of youths seeking job in South Korea had to return
their home empty-handed after they were refused not only registration but were
also roughed up by the police here on Thursday.
About 7000 young people
gathered at H-8 Government College to get themselves registered for employment
in South Korea.
They had arrived in Islamabad from different parts of
Punjab, Balochistan and NWFP. Job-seekers from Sindh had to appear at a centre
in Karachi.
The ministry of labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis had
announced openings in Korea for Pakistani workers. But when they turned up at
the designated place in a large number, the Overseas Employment Corporation was
unable to control them. As such, they were manhandled and refused
registration.
An official statement released by the Overseas Employment
Corporation wing of the ministry of labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis
says it stalled the registration process until further orders to pre-empt damage
to government property and avoid law and order situation.
OEC had
advertised registration of candidates of Korean language test at Islamabad and
Karachi on October 4, 5, 6 simultaneously, the statement says. However, on
October 4, some uninvited and ineligible candidates thronged the places of
registration and created law and order situation.
In order to avoid
further damage to government property and any occurrence of untoward incident
the ministry stalled the registration process.
In retaliation, the
jobs-aspirants razed the boundary wall of the college and police had to be
called in to disperse the gathering.
As a result, thousands of youths had
to go back disappointed without getting their names enrolled with the OEC for
provision of employment in South Korea. Dawn
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Education News| Updated: 09 Jan, 2009 |
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