MoU signed to hire Ethiopian domestic workforce

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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Kuwait society for owners of domestic labor offices disclosed that Ministry of Manpower in Ethiopia has welcomed a proposal to send workers to Kuwait after a memo of understanding signed with its visiting delegation, reports Al- Qabas daily.

The society pointed out that recent visit of the delegation to Ethiopia aimed at enhancing cooperation to bring in Ethiopian domestic workers. The delegation toured various centers in Ethiopia that train domestic workers to look after children and manage household duties, noting Ethiopian authorities have created a new system to deal with issues such as absconding of laborers due to lack of understanding of the nature and culture of Arabian societies in general and Gulf societies in particular.

He affirmed that labor offices in Ethiopia work according to a specified criteria to enroll domestic workers who are ready to work in Kuwait, and the system has set some conditions for recruiting domestic workers, and they must have completed elementary grade 8 and undergone two weeks training course.

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