Indian council of Overseas Employment

Lok Sabha

The Government has set up the Indian Council of Overseas Employment (ICOE) to serve as a ‘think tank’ for the promotion of overseas employment, better protection and welfare of overseas Indian workers and for the study of emerging overseas employment opportunities. One of the objectives of the ICOE is to study and analyse the trends in International labour markets. The ICOE is undertaking a study through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on labour market assessment in six EU countries -France, Denmark, Czech Republic, Sweden, Romania and Poland. In addition, it has finalized a cooperation agreement with the European University Institute, Florence for collaborative research and studies relating to mobility of people between India and the European Union (EU).

This information was given by the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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