Greece is keen to take 4000 workers from Bangladesh every year, said Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry on Wednesday.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh and Greece in this regard at Prabashi Kalyan Bhaban on Wednesday noon.
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed and Greek Minister for Migration and Asylum, Panagiotis Mitarachi signed the MoU on behalf of their governments.
According to the MoU, Greece will import Bangladeshi workers and will consider legalising the stay of Bangladeshis working there illegally.
Under the MoU, 4000 Bangladeshi workers will get a chance to go to Greece every year and the government of Greece will provide a temporary work permit for five years.
They will take seasonal workers under agriculture sector now and more will be taken gradually in other sectors after discussion between the two countries.
All the Bangladeshi workers, who will get work permit, have to return to Bangladesh after expire of five-year permit.
“This is the first ever MoU with any European country and through it Bangladeshi workers will work in Greece legally,” said the Minister.
Source: United News of Bangladesh