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ISRAEL READY TO PROVIDE WORK TO 20,000 UKRAINIAN BUILDERS

8 December , 2016  

KYIV. Dec 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Israel is ready to accept 20,000 Ukrainians to work in construction. Employment will be formalized through the Public Employment Service.

“At present builders are the most sought specialists in the labor market. This concerns the market of Europe and Asia. They have headed the job list for many years. But if Poland is ready to pay UAH 20,000 to our builders ($750-760), then Israel twice as much – UAH 40,000 ($1,500-1,600),” Tetiana Pashkina, the expert of the Rabota.ua employment portal, said.

Under the agreement on temporary employment of Ukrainians in Israel, Tel Aviv is ready to give 20,000 work visas to specialists working with building constructions and metal, as well as tilers and plasterers. The selection of workers will be carried out jointly by Israeli and Ukrainian experts on the basis of the Public Employment Service. To obtain work documents can be submitted and exams can be passed in any regional employment center.

In addition, Israeli politicians have announced the next step of cooperation – preparing an agreement on employment of Ukrainian nurses.

As reported, the Verkhovna Rada on November 16 and the president of Ukraine on November 23 ratified the agreement on temporary employment of Ukrainian workers in certain sectors of Israel’s labor market.