A first flight carrying 221 youths left the southern African nation for Israel on Saturday and more would be sent soon, it said. Read: SA accuses Israel of war crimes, 'genocide'Some foreign workers were among the 239 people that Israel says were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. The flight left barely two weeks after Israel granted Malawi, which is gripped by an economic crisis, a $60 million aid package. The Human Rights Defenders Coalition condemned the government's "secrecy" regarding the labour export agreement, calling on authorities to ensure the protection of the workers' rights in Israel. William Kambwandira of the Centre for Social Accountability and Transparency also called for disclosure of the terms of the labour export arrangement.

Source: Daily Nation November 28, 2023 09:37 UTC