Credit: Information Desk, Ministry of Labour.
The Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security, Honorable Lansana Mohamed Dumbuya, and other senior staff of the Ministry, today, 24th January 2023, met with a team from Saudi Arabia on the placement of Sierra Leone on the Saudi labour migration portal.
The team also gave a detailed explanation of the Mosaned Recruitment Portal, an initiative of the Saudi Government to aid safe, orderly, and legal labour migration globally.
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh, who accompanied the team, said that he was impressed with the process so far.
He stated that several engagements had already been held both in Sierra Leone and in Saudi Arabia, adding that it has been a long process which is yielding well.
He said that it was a responsibility on the government to ensure safe, orderly and covered labour migration for citizens.
“As an Embassy, it is our concern to look into it properly because we are the first point of call whenever there are problems with citizens in these Gulf States”, the Ambassador said.
He assured that the embassy will work together with the Ministry to ensure the safety of Sierra Leoneans in the State of Saudi Arabia and other areas of concern.
The team lead and Chief Executive Officer of the Mosaned program, Khaled Al Toukhi, while giving an overview of the Mosaned migration program, referred to it as a “one stop shop” where one can access everything about recruitment in the country.
He said the system has been built in a unique way that addresses the issues associated with overseas employment in Saudi Arabia.
Explaining how the system works, Mr. Khaled revealed that Saudi Arabia currently hosts over four million domestic workers.
In the coming days, the team will meet with Licensed Private Recruitment Agencies to assess their facilities and to train them on how to operate the portal.
Health facilities, which have been eye-marked would also be assessed to ascertain their appropriateness to carry out the medical examinations that would be required of potential labour migrants.
They will also meet with other heads of MDAS who are involved in the labour migration process.
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