Saudi Arabia offers Kenya 1000 jobs for nurses – Labour CS
The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Florence Bore, revealed on Tuesday that Kenya has recently established a significant labor migration agreement with Saudi Arabia.
While on an official visit to Riyadh, Bore expressed that Kenya is poised to gain substantial advantages in terms of employment opportunities within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This development is seen as a positive prospect for numerous young individuals graduating from colleges and universities in Kenya.
“Had a good meeting with a mega Recruitment agency – Abdal Human Resources on the recruitment of Nurses. The firm has offered Kenya a job order for recruitment of 1000 nurses and our meeting discussed the facilitation and requirements for the good of our Kenyan nurses,” she said while reiterating her Ministry’s commitment to securing more jobs for Kenyans.
“Kenya recently graduated 22,000 public health professionals including nurses. The goal remains to create employment opportunities for our skilled and unskilled workforce,” said the CS
The Labour Minister additionally verified that Kenya has officially signed a Bilateral Labour Agreement with the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland for the recruitment of healthcare personnel.
“We are also pursuing agreements with other markets including, Canada, Germany, Austria, Italy, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” she added
She expressed appreciation for the Saudi Arabian companies’ choice to broaden their market, stating that “in the near future, Kenya will receive job orders for positions such as cleaners and workers in the hospitality industry” from these companies.
During her meeting with officials from Eitinaa Human Resources Company on Monday, Bore emphasized that the company has consistently presented job opportunities for Kenyans. She highlighted that the purpose of the meeting was to explore additional job prospects and address challenges encountered by Kenyan recruitment agencies, with the aim of finding mutually beneficial solutions.
“This company mostly deals with house nurses, caregivers, domestic workers, personal assistants, chefs, and Nannies. I’m delighted that the company gave their word to give 100+ opportunities for each category of workers,” she said
During this active visit, the Labour Minister and her delegation engaged in discussions with officials from Takamol and Musaned, as well as Professional Accreditation Bodies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of these talks was to strengthen collaboration and explore avenues for additional employment opportunities.
The Minister emphasized that Kenya is committed to streamlining the recruitment process for domestic workers and effectively managing data related to migrant workers. These efforts align with the goal of ensuring a more organized and efficient system for the benefit of both the workers and the participating countries.
“We made a proposal for our Kenyan Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be granted access to the Musaned system to enable them to keep track of our migrant workers in the Kingdom,” she said
“We also sourced for collaborations in the sector of Professional and Accreditation bodies with an aim of adopting best practices and incorporating technological advancements and addressing the changing dynamics of the global labor markets,” added Bore
The Cabinet Secretary reiterated that Kenya’s accreditation criteria and procedures adhere to international standards, ensuring that the nation’s workforce attains and maintains global benchmarks in their specific fields.
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Saudi Arabia offers Kenya 1000 jobs for nurses – Labour CS
