'A shortage of hands': Israeli farmers praise higher quota for foreign workers

Jan 30, 2024

Addressing a severe agricultural labour shortage, the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday increased the quota of foreign workers in agriculture by 10,000.

Japan expands foreign worker visa programme to address driver shortage

Mar 29, 2024

The expansion of visa programme, covering road and railway transportation as well as the forestry and timber sectors, is the first since the system...

Sri Lanka faces diesel shortage as foreign exchange crisis worsens

May 05, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 : Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Thursday said the country is facing a shortage...

Brazilian foreign minister resigns after criticism over vaccine shortage: Report

Mar 29, 2021

Brasilia [Brazil], March 30 : Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo has resigned amid rising criticism over what is perceived to be diplomatic failure to...

Hospitals in Lebanon face shutdown risks amid foreign currency shortage: Report

May 26, 2022

Beirut [Lebanon], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon's syndicate of private hospitals warned on Thursday that many Lebanese hospitals are facing the risk of shutting down...

14,575 foreign workers come to Israel to fill labour shortage during war

Dec 29, 2023

Of these, on Thursday morning, 210 Sri Lankans arrived on a flight from their country and will work in agriculture.