Addis Ababa: Efforts are being carried out to expand legal overseas employments to Europe and Asia in addition to the Middle East, Minister of Labor and Skills (MoLS) Muferihat Kamil revealed.

Approached by ENA in connection to overseas employment, Muferihat noted that better payment and employer relationship is being created by protecting the right, dignity and safety of citizens through legal agreements with respective countries.

Stating that activities are being carried out to expand legal overseas employments to Europe and Asia in addition to the Middle East, the minister said 304,000 citizens have been able to secure overseas employments in ten months in countries that have legal agreements with Ethiopia.

Ethiopian embassies in respective countries are providing close support for Ethiopians, she said, adding activities are also being underway to further strengthen people-to-people relations with the countries.

Stressing the need to take utmost cautions for citizens from the illegal traffickers, she s
aid that strict survivance is in place on entities involved in such illegal activities..

Muferihat urged citizens to tip and report legal instances to the ministry and law enforcement agencies.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan and Qatar are currently providing legal employments; while Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed with Beirut and Kuwait to begin employment agreement, it was learned.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency