Malawi agrees to send farm workers to Israel - April 26, 2024
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Malawi and Israel have signed a new deal for Malawi to send unskilled laborers to Israel. The agreement is a departure from a previous arrangement where nearly 1,000 laborers were recently sent to work in Israel through private labor agents. Malawi officials say the new deal will help address challenges workers were facing under the previous arrangement. Lameck Masina reports from Blantyre.
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