1,200 workers bound for IsraelThe Department of Employment will send 1,200 Thai workers to Israel after it was given a quota to send 5,000 agricultural workers to the Middle Eastern country in the second half of the year. Department director-general Somchai Morakotsriwan yesterday announced the decision to lift the moratorium on sending Thai workers to Israel due to the ongoing conflict there. As of yesterday, 30,186 Thai workers have expressed their interest to work in Israel, with 25,585 currently awaiting placement under the Thailand-Israel Cooperation (TIC) agreement on the placement of workers. The first group to depart will comprise 1,200 workers who were supposed to leave for Israel late last year. Recruitment agencies sending workers to Israel will also be briefed on safety protocols, he said.
