Malawian Youths Fleeing Israeli Farms, Risk Future Opportunities — Deputy Minister Warns
The Deputy Minister of the State of Israel, Sharren Haskel, has raised alarm over an emerging trend involving Malawian youths abandoning their farm jobs in Israel and seeking asylum, citing concerns over freedom of speech in Malawi.
Speaking during a high-level engagement with several government ministers in Lilongwe, Haskel said the situation is creating logistical and diplomatic challenges for her country.
“We are seeing a worrying number of Malawian youths who, upon arriving in Israel for agricultural work, are running away from the farms and applying for asylum,” said Haskel. “Many claim political suppression or lack of freedom of expression in Malawi as the reason for their asylum requests.”
The deputy minister stressed that Israel entered into labor agreements with Malawi in good faith, with the intention of providing economic opportunities for young people through agricultural employment. However, she warned that if the trend continues, Israel will be forced to reconsider accepting more youth from Malawi under the program.
“This behavior undermines the integrity of our bilateral cooperation. It places the entire program at risk, not just for those already in Israel, but for future candidates as well,” she added.
Haskel noted that her visit to Malawi is focused on understanding the root causes of the growing defections and working with authorities to strengthen the recruitment and vetting process.
Malawi’s labor export program with Israel has been under the spotlight in recent months, with rights groups raising concerns about working conditions, while others have praised it for creating jobs in a struggling economy.
As discussions continue, both governments are expected to review the terms of the agreement and put in place safeguards to ensure mutual benefit and accountability.
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Munapititsako anthu olakwika uku. Basic Qualification was supposed to be ability to read and and write not even English as per say. Farming is like soccer just requires the ability to perform. Inu munayamba ngati za chinsisi. Lero you pretend being worried
The you recruit these youth is not agood way you choose from the families you are familiar with leaving behind those who realy want to go work and bring home more skills if you can use reality in your recruitment you will yield the results. Opportunity grabbers got the chance, kiling the desire of those who realy wanted to achieve something out of this opportunity.
No to work if somebody is not doing so voluntarily. Circumstances vary between job seekers but a contractual program of employment ( protected at law for human rights) should come out of fair practices.
The problem is that the government recruits those who have got academic papers.Kulibe kwinakulikonse kumene wophunzira angakakamire kulima ku munda,ntchito yogwira yabwino ilipo.Recruit those whose their job is to cultivate in the field.Secondly,the government of Israel must put a policy to the native not to employ person who come for agricultural work in their land.
My country Malawi😅
They should review package as well and adjust age limits
They take people from towns ..that they have never been in any farm.. let them go in the village they’ll find strong people with strong mindset not town boys
First as Malawians we need to talk to our Fellow people living in Israel, they must tell us what are the conditions that are forcing them to break the Agreement which was there upon there journey to Israel and find out if there working conditions are suitable for the Normal Human Being to stand still and look the way Forward.
Please iam begging you the israelites if it is possible just come and take all of us., where Malawi 🇲🇼 is going it will be like a hell 😳 to stay.., I have a passport already & if there is a vacant place please take me to israel 🇮🇱., I want to see & witness all what was written in the Bible
Those are lazy guys mostly they love easy life we know them
The job must be tough for them, for someone who never worked in a farm it can be very hard. It’s not easy at all just send them back home if they’ve failed. It happens everywhere
Modern slave trade
You can not send graduates to go farming, if it was that you are taking those with atleast msce and are just staying, it would have been better.
Koma ziliko vuto ambiri anali ana ofewa