Head of the Employment Registration Division at the Egyptian Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Hamdi Imam said that the Egyptian government is working on a plan to send two million Egyptian workers to help rebuild Libya, in the next three years.
Imam confirmed that Libya is a promising market for Egyptian workers, and explained that the workers who will travel to Libya differ from those that existed before 2011, in terms of skill and efficiency.
In June, Libyan Labor Minister, Ali Al-Abed met with his Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Saafan in Cairo to discuss the mechanisms of attracting Egyptian workers for the reconstruction of Libya.
Al-Abed arrived in Cairo at the head of a Libyan delegation, to discuss coordination regarding the memorandum of understanding signed last April.
According to a statement, Saafan affirmed his keenness to cooperate with the Libyan government, and to organize periodic meetings to determine the work strategy, and outline the beginning of the return of Egyptian workers.
“The ministry is currently taking measures for the return of the labour representation office to Libya, in order to activate joint work plans, facilitate the return of Egyptian workers,” the Egyptian Minister said.
The Egyptian Minister of Manpower pointed out that the return of aviation between the two countries “will be the main factor in facilitating the official return of Egyptian workers to Libya, while ensuring full safety for workers in various sectors and their necessary protection.”
For his part, Al-Abed, praised the Egyptian government’s full cooperation, pointing to the “security progress, which will allow us to receive foreign workers for reconstruction.”