Analysis

Belarus launches mechanism to bring Pakistani workers, but numbers remain small

Workers at a construction site in Karachi, Pakistan, April 30, 2022. Photo: Sabir Mazhar / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Workers at a construction site in Karachi, Pakistan, April 30, 2022. Photo: Sabir Mazhar / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Belarus is launching a mechanism to attract workers from Pakistan. Officials have spoken of plans to invite up to 150,000 people, but in practice, the numbers are still in the hundreds — last year, only 561 Pakistanis came to work in the country. Belsat reviewed the draft law and examined what jobs are currently being offered to citizens of Pakistan in Belarus.