Italy wants to recruit more Bangladeshi workers

Rome, July 25 (UNB): Italy has expressed its interest in hiring more manpower from Bangladesh particularly for its hospitality and agriculture sectors.

Three Italian ministers conveyed the Italy's keenness during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit at the headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in the Italian capital city on Monday.

The three Italian ministers are Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Justice Minister Carlo Nordio.

During the meeting, they told the Prime Minister that Italy would hire more workers through legal ways for its hospitality and agriculture sectors, said Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen while briefing reporters on the meeting.

However, they are worried about many illegal workers living in Italy, as Italian voters are raising questions over them. So, they said illegal workers should be discouraged, said Momen.

He quoted Sheikh Hasina as telling the Italian ministers that Bangladesh also wants to discourage illegal workers.

Noting that both documented and undocumented workers are contributing to the economies of both Italy and Bangladesh, she asked the Italian government to legalise the undocumented Bangladeshi workers who are well-mannered and skilled.