At least 5,200 Kyrgyzstanis are employed in the UK. The Director of the Center for Employment of Citizens Abroad under the Ministry of Labor of Kyrgyzstan, Baktybek Kudaiberdiev, announced at a briefing.
According to him, the center has concluded agreements on a state program that sends citizens to the UK for six months for agricultural work.
We found new labor markets in the UK. Our citizens manage to work, earn good money and return to Kyrgyzstan for six months.
Baktybek Kudaiberdiev
In 2023, the UK government set a quota of more than 8,000 people. In 2024 it is planned to increase the number of places.
«Wherever citizens are, our employees see them. They can help, advise and even change companies. The work on Great Britain today is very fruitful,» Baktybek Kudaiberdiev concluded.