No individual or organisation is authorised to recruit and send Malawian workers to Israel-Government

The Ministry of Labour has cautioned that no individual or organisation is authorised to recruit and send Malawian workers to Israel, stressing that only the Ministry has the mandate to facilitate the export of labour to the country.

This comes following reports that some individuals are recruiting people to work in Israel and requesting them to pay a fee often exceeding K1 million before travelling to cover facilitation costs.

Speaking to MIJ Online, Tabbu Kauye, Public Relations Officer for the Ministry, said no official labour export to Israel can take place outside the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Malawi and the State of Israel.

Meanwhile, Bright Limani, a human resource expert has urged government to put in place measures of creating more employment opportunities locally in order to reduce the country’s unemployment rate, which has prompted many people to travel abroad in search of jobs.

Limani added that, the government should take action against all unregistered recruitment agencies operating in the country inorder to protect job seekers from being exploited.