ISLAMABAD : June 25,2023: Chairman Skill Development Council Islamabad M. Akram Farid, while expressing his views during the meeting, said that Pakistan need to make a coherent labor policy to provide employment opportunities at home to avoid the tragedies like sinking of illegal immigrant boats. Fortunately, Mian Akram Farid noted Pakistan is among those 15 countries in the world where more than half of the population consists of youth. Rather, he added ,in Pakistan 68 percent of the total population is below thirty years of age, while 32 percent of them are between fifteen and twenty years of age, but unfortunately, the youth of Pakistan today are very worried and disappointed about their future, because the youth in the kingdom of Khudadad are facing more problems and difficulties than facilities to move forward and progress. Mian Akram Farid asserted that Without solving the problems of the youth, neither the development nor the best society can be formed in the country.
He said ‘”More than 7 million of our people are working in other countries. Of course, countries that focus on making technical education a part of their general education have higher economic growth rates and an investment of 24 billion per year in skilling the youth. 40 billion can be done annually and the young generation can be trained and seeded abroad’.
He deplored that due to the lack of technical skills the young generation takes risk to go abroad illegally.
He added that the industry has played an important role in providing employment and their lab and other equipment. Students are benefiting from the use of. For the production of goods and its increase, we have to use the skills of our youth so that they run the technical and production sectors on the right lines and the country is on the path of development. What are the real opportunities for Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries that are trying to migrate to local manpower, due to the gradual decline in job opportunities in those countries.
Mian Akram Farid argued that
information campaigns are needed to inform the people not only of the dangers of traveling on these boats, but also of the life that awaits them upon arrival in Europe. Government, technical training and skills training. The majority of Nokhastas start dreaming of going to other countries from an early age. Inside Punjab, Sindh, The young generation of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa want to try their luck abroad by some means instead of suffering the punishment of beroozgari and minhgai. Where the unskilled and less educated new generation is somehow pulling the vehicle of life by doing pitiful low wages in the Middle East and Arab countries, He said there are still attractive opportunities for skilled people in Canada and Australia and countries in the Far East, but the lack of such skills leaves our youth behind.
He further said that the question arises as to when the powerful and decision-making institutions of our state will wake up from their slumber and ensure all the facilities and employment for our new plant in their country which they have provided in other countries. He further said that there is a need for our government to take special measures for purposeful education and character building of the youth, providing them with better employment, promotion of healthy activities and adequate opportunities for recreation including sports fields. go So that the youth can take the path of development of the Kingdom of Godfather Pakistan by using their skills and knowledge while facing the disappointments and difficult situations.