When the minister was asked what was holding the UAE’s process, he said: “We have tried to trigger the movement between the two governments for this to be implemented. We have written a reminder on three occasions through the Embassy of the Gambia. The ratification instruments have been shared with them, but we have not gotten any concrete reaction from their end for recruitment to commence,” he stated.
He also informed the parliament that the recruitment process for Spain workers has started with the call for submission of applications issued from the 3rd February 2025 to 14th February 2025.
“The pre-selection of qualified candidates for interview to select the most qualified and suitable candidates for the available jobs in Spain is in progress,” he said, while informing that only the first two circular migration agreements are currently being implemented – the Spanish and the Saudi Arabia agreements.
“As we speak, 30 domestic workers have been recruited and issued visas under the agreement for domestic workers to the Saudi Arabia labour market. 22 out of this number are already in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to start their employment contracts. A second batch of eight domestic workers who have already gotten their visas and air tickets are now waiting for clearance from government to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
“The clearance was withheld to allow them to put together a couple of qualified people to travel so that they do not travel in ones, twos and threes. We want to ensure that they go in groups because of the inexperience that the Gambian migrants actually are experiencing.”
“Some of them are travelling for the first time, and some are going to Saudi for the first time. We want them to go in groups for the embassy to also give their staff level to be able to receive them and integrate them properly,” he explained.
“However, as we speak, these eight have already been scheduled to travel next week.”
