The Minister for Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin and the Ambassador of the State of Israel Eliav Belotsercovsky signed on June 7, 2016 in Kyiv the intergovernmental Agreement on the temporary employment of Ukrainian workers in specific labor market sectors in the State of Israel and corresponding Implementation Protocol A for the Construction Sector.

The Agreement, which requires further ratification by the Parliaments of both states has practical significance for the citizens of Ukraine as it determines the legal basis for the temporary employment of Ukrainian workers in the State of Israel and provides for the possibility of signing additional Protocols that will allow to open Israeli labor market for Ukrainian specialists in relevant sectors.

At a press conference afterwards Ambassador of the State of Israel Eliav Belotsercovsky, First Deputy Minister for social policy Vasyl Shevchenko and representative of State employment service Viktor Horlenko explained the details of the Agreement and mechanism of its implementation.

The Ministry will inform the public on the entry into force of the Agreement.