Portugal and Morocco advance with pilot project to recruit workers
Portugal and Morocco launched, this Tuesday, the foundations of a pilot project for 400 Moroccan workers to come to work this year in Portuguese agriculture, announced in Lisbon, the ministers of Labor and Employment of the two countries.
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The approval of the agreement on mobility of workers in Portugal and Morocco should be signed, a protocol with the Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal (CAP), will advance with the Ministry of Social Security, Ana Mendes Godinho, alongside the Moroccan minister who holds the masses of the Economic Inclusion and Employment.
The meeting that preceded the announcement to the media, at the Ministry of Labor, was considered “very useful by both government officials and those defined” to define the next steps to guarantee the arrival of workers and decent employment”.
Ana Mendes Godinho guaranteed that the signing of the agreement between Portugal and Morocco reflects the vision that the two rulers share on human rights.
Moroccan language workers will have the opportunity to have a period of training before traveling to Portugal, where they will learn the culture, according to the statements of the two ministers.
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The Portuguese and Moroccan labor agencies will articulate the labor market necessary for Moroccan workers to travel to Portugal and integrated into the labor market, “under the best conditions”.
According to Ana Mendes Godinho, this is “a good opportunity” for both countries.
“We decided, together, to launch a pilot project that starts right now, claiming 400 agricultural workers as all parties in a way regulated by parties”, he told Portugal, considering that this is “an important moment”.
In Portugal, specific areas in need of manpower are identified, as well as how it will take place.
No agreement of the agreement established today, the workers can do a part of the training in Morocco to travel to Portugal.
For the Martian minister, the agreement was established today in agreements for “decent employment”, in response to the needs of the Portuguese economy and respect for human rights.