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Kuwait plans to hire Ethiopians amidst diplomatic cuts with Philippines

Kuwait plans to hire Ethiopians amidst diplomatic cuts with Philippines

Kuwait, the oil-rich Middle Eastern country, has reached an agreement with the government to accept Ethiopian workers who have undergone three months of mandatory training. Following an agreement reached by the governments of Ethiopia and Kuwait the Arab Times reports that a joint labor agreement will be signed in a few days. After the agreement, about 600 labor liaison agencies in Ethiopia will work by providing manpower. Ethiopian workers are required to undergo at least 3 months of training from an accredited institution. Kuwait receives the largest number of domestic workers from Philippines and following the tension between the two…
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Ethiopia to send 85 thousand university graduates to foreign countries

Ethiopia to send 85 thousand university graduates to foreign countries

The Ministry of Labor and Skills presented its nine-month plan report to the House of Representatives. The Ministry has announced that it has started a campaign to train university graduates and deploy them for work abroad. The ministry has planned to send 85 thousand citizens to foreign countries for work in the last nine months and it has sent 56 thousand citizens to foreign countries. The minister also stated that six million citizens have registered as job seekers in Ethiopia in the last nine months. The Minister of Employment and Skills Mrs. Muferiat Kamil explained to the Parliament the work…
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Ethiopia starts sending more than 500,000 housemaids to Riyadh

Ethiopia starts sending more than 500,000 housemaids to Riyadh

Addis Ababa, April 19/2023, Ethio Negari:- Ethiopia is recruiting more than half a million of its citizens to send to Saudi Arabia. Human rights experts said they are concerned about Ethiopia's mass recruitment of women. Human rights experts have stated that Saudi Arabia's human rights record is weak. As a result, the mass recruitment of female workers by Ethiopia is a major concern to humanitarian violations. Human rights researcher Nadia Hardman said that many Ethiopian workers are still excluded from labor laws in Saudi Arabia and are vulnerable to modern slavery. According to the system called “Kafala”, if a worker…
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