Haryana govt issue guidelines for job agencies
Chandigarh: Haryana government has made it
mandatory for the recruiting agencies and recruiting agents
of the state, who are facilitating sending job seekers out of
India, to get themselves registered as recruiting agents
under the Emigration Act, 1983.
Stating this here on Sunday, a spokesman of the Home Department
said that the recruiting agencies and recruiting agents had
also been advised to follow all the provisions of the Act,
failing which they would be liable to have action taken
against them.
He said that the job seekers desirous of going overseas
for employment were also cautioned to be aware of the
provisions of the Emigration Act, 1983 and use the services of
the registered recruiting agencies for their own safety and
security.
He said that the Emigration Act, 1983 regulates the terms
and conditions of overseas employment and protects and
safeguard the interests of Indian workers desirous of going
abroad for employment.
Under the provisions of Act, a foreign employer could
recruit any citizen of India for employment in any country
either through registered recruiting agencies or directly only
after obtaining a valid permit from the competent authority as
defined in Section 15 (Chapter IV) of the Act.
PTI