Over 97,000 Georgian citizens registered for seasonal employment in Germany
Seasonal work in the agricultural sector will start in April 2021 in Germany. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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In total 97,436 Georgian citizens have registered for a seasonal employment programme in Germany, while there are only 350 vacancies available at this stage, reports the State Employment Promotion Agency.
Registration for the programme started on February 15 and will continue throughout the year on the website https://workabroad.moh.gov.ge.
Georgian citizens will be able to find temporary legal employment on the German labour market for a maximum of 90 days.
Seasonal work in the agricultural sector will start in April 2021 in Germany.
Georgia is also negotiating with France, Greece and Israel on seasonal employment programmes.
Georgia is negotiating with France, Greece and Israel on seasonal employment, announces Health Minister candidate Ekaterine Tikaradze. A similar agreement has already been reached with Germany where Georgian citizens will be able to find temporary legal employment in the agriculture sector for a maximum of 90 days starting April 2021.
Within the last 24 hours, over 53,000 Georgian citizens have registered for the seasonal employment program in Germany, reports the State Employment Promotion Agency.
Starting February 15 Germany will allow Georgian citizens to find legal employment in the country's agriculture sector, said German Ambassador to Georgia Hubert Knirsch after a meeting with Georgian Minister of Internally Displaced Persons, Labour, Health and Social Affairs Ekaterine Tikaradze.
Georgian citizens will now be allowed to seek employment as clinic support staff in Israel thanks to a new bilateral agreement on temporary employment for Georgian citizens in Israel signed between Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenaz and Georgian Ambassador to Israel Lasha Zhvania, announces the Embassy of Israel to Georgia.
In total 97,663 Georgian citizens have registered for a seasonal employment programme in Germany, while there are only 5,000 vacancies available at this stage, reports the State Employment Promotion Agency.
Twenty-four Georgian citizens who went to Germany within a seasonal employment programme say they are working in ‘very difficult conditions’, and are not receiving the salary specified in the original contract.
Twenty-four Georgian citizens who went to Germany within a seasonal employment programme and are in ‘very difficult working and living conditions’ will be transferred to a new employer this week, announces the German Embassy to Georgia.
Georgia is negotiating with nine European countries to allow temporary legal employment of Georgian nationals, a report by the Georgian Government, submitted to the country’s Parliament on Wednesday, said.