OEC is a company limited by shares as a private limited concern. Its equity is entirely owed by the Government of Pakistan. The basic objective of the Corporation is emigration promotion and to provide recruitment services to foreign employers. The Corporation has so far provided more than 142,000 Professionals, Highly Skilled, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Pakistani workforce to foreign employers. Apart from meeting the precise standards of foreign employers, the Corporation also acts as a Protector of Emigrants and look after the interest of Pakistanis proceeding on foreign employment.