The Malawi Government, through the Ministry of Labour, has today sent off the first group of Malawians to work in Israel under the labour export deal that the country signed with the State of Israel in April this year.
In the deal, Malawi is expected to send about 3,000 unskilled laborers to work in various agriculture farms for a period of five years.
This is a significant step in the implementation of the agreement signed by the two countries.
Speaking before leaving the country, one of the candidates, Lumbani Chibaka, said he will use the opportunity to acquire more agricultural knowledge from the Israeli farms and use the same to add value in the mega farms program in the country.
“This is an opportunity for us to learn best agricultural practices, bearing in mind that Israel is more advanced in the field of agriculture. It also gives us a chance to make investments back home,” he said.
Before their departure, the group was taken through a two days pre-departure orientation where they were oriented on their safety in Israel, emerging health issues as well as investment plans back home, among other things.
