The Ministry of Labour and Social Security aims to alleviate unemployment through facilitating access overseas employment opportunities. The Overseas Employment section facilitates the recruitment, dispatching and repatriation of workers.
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This statistics highlights workers in migrant work programmes in the United States and Canada in categories such as Farm Work, Hospitality, Factory and Low Skill.
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| TOTAL PARTICIPANTS IN MLSS OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES 2011-2020 |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018r | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
| Total | 13,962 | 16,883 | 16,816 | 16,036 | 15,498 | 14,242 | 14,056 | 13,722 | 11,344 | 11,669 |
| Total Male Overseas Workers | 13,029 | 14,892 | 14,882 | 14,362 | 13,580 | 12,626 | 12,622 | 12,350 | 10,094 | 10,626 |
| Total Female Overseas Workers | 933 | 1,991 | 1,934 | 1,674 | 1,918 | 1,796 | 1,434 | 1,372 | 1,250 | 1,043 |
| Total U.S. Farm Workers | 4,572 | 4,921 | 5,095 | 4,981 | 4,310 | 4,688 | 4,567 | 4,628 | 3,526 | 3,874 |
| Male US Farm Workers | 4,507 | 4,855 | 5,024 | 4,913 | 4,308 | 4,680 | 4,567 | 4,627 | 3,524 | 3.874 |
| Female US Farm Workers | 65 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Total U.S. Hotel Workers | 653 | 2,119 | 1,863 | 1,686 | 2,291 | 1,902 | 1,242 | 1,418 | 1,136 | 1,093 |
| Male Hotel Workers | 303 | 946 | 827 | 812 | 1079 | 873 | 495 | 622 | 451 | 458 |
| Female Hotel Workers | 350 | 1173 | 1036 | 874 | 1212 | 1209 | 747 | 796 | 685 | 635 |
| Total Canadian Farm/Factory Workers | 8,071 | 9,240 | 9,204 | 9,050 | 8,565 | 7,365 | 7,595 | 7,213 | 6,371 | 6,419 |
| Male Canadian Farm/Factory Workers | 7,619 | 8,600 | 8,507 | 8,467 | 8,021 | 6,910 | 7,306 | 6,944 | 5,993 | 6,116 |
| Female Canadian Farm/Factory Workers | 452 | 640 | 697 | 583 | 544 | 455 | 289 | 269 | 378 | 303 |
| Total Canadian Low Skill | 666 | 603 | 654 | 319 | 332 | 287 | 652 | 463 | 311 | 283 |
| Male Canadian Low Skill | 600 | 491 | 524 | 170 | 172 | 163 | 254 | 157 | 126 | 178 |
| Female Canadian Low Skill | 66 | 112 | 130 | 149 | 160 | 124 | 398 | 306 | 185 | 105 |
| Total Canadian Skilled Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Male Canadian Skilled Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Female Canadian Skilled Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Security |
| TOTAL PARTICIPANTS IN MLSS OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES 2010-2019 |
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