First list of Egyptian workers presented

The first list of 2,400 Egyptian nationals who will work in Greece was received from the Egyptian government by Migration and Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis during his visit to the country on Friday.

The workers will gradually come to Greece until the end of the year to work mainly in the agricultural sector. The transnational agreement, which was ratified by the Greek Parliament last November, covers 5,000 workers, a number that can be increased to meet the labor needs in other sectors such as construction and tourism. 

The agreement was signed by Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis and he had spoken in Parliament about a model agreement to meet the needs of the agricultural sector and to limit illegal immigration.

The workers have been selected to come via the new residence permit that has been in force since the beginning of the year.