Lok Sabha Question No. 2656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Deployment of Workforce in Developed Countries
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2025

## DEPLOYMENT OF WORKFORCE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 2656.   SHRI ADITYA YADAV :

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government subscribes to the view that there is a need to explore opportunities to deploy the workforce in developed countries;
- (b) if so, the details of the initiatives that are proposed to be taken by  the  Government,  keeping  in  mind  that  this  could  be  the perfect  solution  to  tackle  the  unemployment  problem  in  the country; and
- (c)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (c): Taking into consideration changing landscape of the global labour market, the Government of India has signed bilateral mobility arrangements with several countries for employment of Indian workers abroad  and  to  safeguard  their  interests.  These  MoUs  /  Agreements seek  to  enhance  the  global  employment  opportunities  for  Indian workers while protecting their labour rights, preventing illegal migration  and  supporting  skill  development.  Migration  and  Mobility Partnership Agreements (MMPAs) aimed at harnessing India's demographic dividend and fostering mobility for our students, academics,  business  people,  and  professionals,  have  already  been signed  with  developed  countries  like  France,  UK,  Germany,  Italy, Australia, Austria and and Denmark.

Also, discussions have also been initiated with Cyprus, Switzerland,  Guyana,  Greece,  Hungary,  Finland,  Portugal,  Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg for agreement along similar lines.

The Labour and Manpower Cooperation MOUs/Agreements are in place  with  the  Gulf  Cooperation  Council  (GCC)  countries  (Bahrain, Kuwait,  Oman,  Qatar,  Saudi  Arabia,  and  United  Arab  Emirates)  and Jordan that provide overarching framework for cooperation on labour and  manpower  issues.  All  prevailing  labour  and  manpower-related issues  are  discussed  by  the  respective  Joint  Working  Group  (JWG). Further, to safeguard the specific interest of domestic workers in GCC Countries, who are often in the most vulnerable category, agreements on  Labour  Cooperation  for  Domestic  Sector  have  been  signed  with Saudi  Arabia  and  Kuwait.  A  Protocol  on  Domestic  Workers  has  also been  signed  with  UAE.  Labour  Mobility  Agreements  have  also  been signed with Japan, Portugal, Taiwan and Malaysia.

Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment is also implementing National  Career  Service  (NCS)  Project  for  providing  job  matching services through a digital platform, the NCS Portal (www.ncs.gov.in). The  module  for  international  jobs  on  the  NCS  portal  facilitates  MEA approved Recruiting Agents (RA) to post international job opportunities  on  the  NCS  portal  and  the  jobseekers  to  search  and apply for these international job job opportunities.

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