14:21, 26 января 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA
At least 12,000 Kyrgyzstanis were legally employed abroad in 2022. Press service of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration reported, citing the head of the ministry Kudaibergen Bazarbayev.
«Kyrgyzstanis can legally find job in 23 countries of the world. Through the ministry, agreements on providing jobs have been reached with Great Britain, South Korea, Germany, Japan; agreements are being prepared with Bulgaria and Finland. At the same time, 142 private employment agencies, whose activities are controlled by the Ministry of Labor, provide employment services in 23 countries around the world,» the press service quoted the official as saying.
According to him, 12,000 Kyrgyzstanis were employed last year as part of work in the field of external employment. A third of them were women. Other 66,300 people received advice on employment issues.