Bangladesh: MoU signed for sending workers to Greece

DHAKA, 10 February 2022, (TON): The Greece government has assured Bangladesh of providing job facilities to 4,000 new workers annually, as the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

According to a press release issued “through the MoU, overseas workers will get the new window for employment opportunities in Greece every year.”

Expatriates welfare and overseas employment minister Imran Ahmed and Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum N Mitarachi signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides at the Prabasi Kalyan Bhaban.

Meanwhile, secretary of the ministry Dr Ahmed Muniruch Salehin and secretary general of migration policy Patroklos Georgiadis were present.

The Greece will give a 5 year temporary work permit for Bangladeshi overseas workers. Under the MoU Greece will give jobs for seasonal workers in the Agriculture sector.

The MoU said “after completing the five years tenure, workers will have to return back home, but they will be able to go to Greece again for employment.”

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