Iran ready to send specialized labor force to Finland – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

“We have a long-standing relationship with Finland, which can provide a good opportunity for continued cooperation between the two countries,” Hamed Forouzan was quoted as saying by the Ministry of Labor. Brought.

He added: “There are various issues in the fields of trade and economy between the two countries, and we hope that with this meeting, the level of cooperation between the two countries will expand.”

Forouzan expressed hope that there were several obstacles to this cooperation between the two countries: with the participation and cooperation of the Finnish Ambassador to Iran, a large number of Iranian professionals will be attracted to the Finnish labor market.

The Director General of International Affairs of the Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare added: “Last year, the Finnish Immigration Office issued a permit for 179 Iranian job applicants to enter the labor market, and Iran ranks among foreign countries in terms of meeting the needs of the Finnish labor market.” It has the eleventh.

There are more than 170 foreign job seekers in Iran

“Currently, there are more than 170 foreign job seekers in Iran, including one of the Iranian job search institutes in Helsinki,” he said, adding that the workforce is currently being sent through international job seekers licensed by the ministry. It also has an active presence and carries out the process of transferring Iranian job seekers.

Forouzan added: “We are interested in the private sector in Iran becoming more active in sending labor with Finnish foreign institutions.”

More than 7,000 Iranians are active in Finland

He added: “According to statistics, about more than seven thousand Iranians are working in the fields of research, science and research in Finland, and in this regard, Iran has a very good position in various countries in sending specialized research, scientific and research workforce.” .

Forouzan added: “We hope that based on the talent building program that the Finnish government has planned to send labor, in order to improve the quality of sending Iranian labor, we will be able to send more labor to this country.”

Regarding the quality of the Iranian labor force, he said: “The Iranian labor force is young and professional, which can be considered an opportunity for Finland.”

The Director General of International Affairs of the Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare added: “Due to the increase in the level of postgraduate education and vocational training in Iran, we have a large number of Iranian specialized forces in the country.”

He explained: “There are more than 1.5 million professional engineers, more than one million graduates in architecture, more than one thousand forestry specialists and more than 350,000 people in the field of agriculture ready to work in the country.” .

Forouzan considered the expert force in Iran as remarkable and unique and specified: “Culturally, the field of acquiring knowledge and skills was expanded in Iran after the Islamic Revolution. Increasing the level of education and skills of the people in the Islamic Republic of Iran is one of our honors.” .

He said that the improvement of the standard level of skills training in Iran has led to an increase in the quality of the Iranian labor force, adding: “We have successful experiences in sending labor to different countries, and among them we can send labor to Australia noted through the private sector that we hope this experience will be repeated to send labor to Finland.

The Director General of International Affairs of the Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare stated: “We are interested in concluding an agreement between the private sector of Iran and Finland in this regard to facilitate the dispatch of labor to Finland.”

He expressed hope that the sending of specialized and skilled Iranian labor force to Finland would be facilitated.

Forouzan also announced his readiness: with the help of the Finnish Embassy, ​​to provide skills training and language training to Iranian trainees before deployment.

He also announced his readiness; In order to gain faster access to the Finnish labor market, support and guidance offices for the Iranian labor force should be established in Finland to support the Iranian labor force and meet the needs of the country’s labor market.

The Director General of International Affairs also stated: “We are interested in holding separate expert meetings in the form of video conferences between the two countries and exchanging expert delegations in areas related to the ministry.”

Emphasizing that the status of insurance, housing, salaries and wages of the Iranian labor force should be determined before sending the labor force, he added: “We hope that all this will be concluded in the form of a memorandum between the two countries.”

Forouzan, stating that in Iran and also in the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, there are many economic capacities that can strengthen relations between the two countries, added: In the Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare, several companies in the field of items There are exports that can strengthen economic relations between the two countries.

He added: “We are ready to host Finnish business delegations so that they can get acquainted with the economic potential of Iran and the Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare.”
The Director General of International Affairs also invited the ambassador to visit Iran’s economic potential and the capabilities of this ministry.

During the meeting, “Pasi Olavi to Amen”, the Consular Director of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also thanked the Iranians for their hospitality and said: “Diplomatic relations between Iran and Flanders have a long history.”

“The use of labor has been affected by the corona situation,” he said.

“We hope that with the improvement of the corona situation, the relations between the two countries in this field will be further developed so that we can take serious measures to strengthen and strengthen economic relations and facilitate the working conditions for sending Iranian labor to Finland,” he said. Let’s act.

The Consular Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, noting that his country needs specialized personnel, said: “For this purpose, we are trying to provide conditions for sending Iranian labor to Finland and facilitate the conditions for sending Iranian specialized labor with conditions.” Better to do Finland.

He pointed to a plan to strengthen the talent base to increase the presence of foreign specialists in Finland, adding: “We are trying to find more funding in this regard so that we can transfer skilled labor to Finland.”

The Consular Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, emphasizing the removal of legal barriers to the deployment of labor to Finland, stated: “Efforts have been made to remove these barriers to provide conditions for these people to enter the labor market and discuss issues.” Legal We are also working with the embassy to remove these barriers so that the Iranian labor force can enter the Finnish labor market.

Regarding type D visas, he said: “Part of the program is to improve the skills of professionals related to this visa, and we are trying to bring experts to Fland. This proposal is currently being presented in the parliament of this country, which this summer The proposal will be operational and in the first phase, experts and entrepreneurs in different sectors will be given priority.

The Consular Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland also stated: “Iran’s proposals will be transferred to specific officials in this country.”

The Finnish ambassador to Iran also said at the meeting: “The transfer of labor to Iran is currently one of the priority programs in this country.”

He pointed out that we are also facing legal obstacles and problems in this field, and added: “Among these obstacles, we can mention the unlicensed and corrupt gangs in this field, which have led to restrictions on the transfer of labor to Finland.” Yes, we are also trying to get more funding for this in parliament.