India would shortly sign an agreement with Denmark on social security and labour that would open up employment opportunities for skilled and semi-skilled youths, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi on Sunday said.

Negotiations with Denmark had been completed and once the agreement was signed, it would help young Indians aspiring for jobs, he said inaugurating a 'skill upgradation and pre-departure Orientation Programme for potential emigrants from Kerala' here.

Ravi regretted that while the government was taking several measures for the benefit of people going abroad, there were complaints of misuse of "visit visas".

He said the government had initiated steps to prevent women being taken overseas for domestic work using visit visas. The Centre along with the state governments would take stringent action against those misusing visit visa, the minister warned.