Libya needs 1m Egyptian workers for reconstruction

Gagnoncharlotte
Dec 22, 2021

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Libya needs nearly one million Egyptian workers to take part in the reconstruction of the country, says its Labour and Rehabilitation Minister, Ali Al-Abed

Al-Abed’s remarks came during a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Saafan, held in the Egyptian capital Cairo to announce the launch of a joint electronic link system that aims at regulating travel for workers between the two countries.

Libya had been a major hub for Egyptian workers for decades; almost one million worked there in different fields until Egyptian authorities ordered the evacuation of their nationals after a Daesh affiliated militia kidnapped and beheaded more than 20 Egyptian Christian workers in 2017.

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