Staff Reporter :
Serbia has shown keen interest in recruiting Bangladeshi workers to fulfill its vacuum of labour force.
Darija Kisic Tepavcevic, Minister of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs of Serbia showed the interest when non-resident ambassador of Bangladesh to Serbia Md Shameem Ahsan met her in Belgrade recently.
In the meeting, Serbian officials informed Bangladeshi ambassador that their companies are eager to recruit skilled and semi skilled workers from Bangladesh.
According to the National Employment Agency of Serbia, a total of 30 work permits have been issued for Bangladeshi workers.
Besides, 14 Bangladeshi workers have already joined Serbian energy company BEDEM.
Ambassador Ahsan has visited the office of the company and discussed with the top managers and the employees. The Bangladeshi workers there expressed satisfaction about the working conditions and the pay packages offered to them.
The ambassador was told about the deep interest of the Serbian companies in hiring skilled and semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh through legal channels.
Ambassador Ahsan was in Belgrade to present credentials to the Serbian president on September 6.
ASM Sayem, counsellor at the Embassy of Bangladesh to Serbia, was present during the above meetings, along with senior officials from the Serbian side.
The gross domestic product (GDP) of Serbia rose 1.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, after declining 1.1% in the previous quarter. Its GDP had shrunk by 1% last year. Serbia’s government expects economic growth to accelerate to between 12% and 15% in the second quarter of 2021, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said recently.
The GDP per capita in Serbia was last recorded at $7,197.46 in 2020, which is equivalent to 57% of the world’s average, according to the World Bank.
Serbia has been negotiating with the European Commission to become a member of the European Union since 2009.
