http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/04/01/62675.html
Poland recruiting welders from Bangladesh
A Z M Anas
Poland has accelerated recruiting skilled workers in its booming welding sector, despite the global economic landslide, officials said Tuesday.
“The demand for pipe and gas welders is just rising, despite the global crisis,” Amirul Islam, a general manger with Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL), said.
Poland is the biggest contributor to the Eastern Europe’s welding market.
He said that Polish companies took interviews of hundreds of Bangladeshi job-seekers in January and initially selected 54 pipe welders for recruitment.
“The company officials were happy with the efficiency of our workers. They were well trained. We hope that the first batch of welders will leave the country sometime in May,” Mr Islam told the FE.
Polish economy has been booming since it joined the European Union. Scores of companies shifted their production facilities to Poland and other newer EU member countries to capitalise on cheap labour and newfound opportunities.
