Phiphat urges maintenance for six victims
Discussed: 16 Jan 2025 at 05: 44
An extra 13, 000 work in Israel’s agriculture industry will be available to Indian laborers this year, says Avi Dichter, the Israeli Agriculture and Rural Development Minister.
Senior Thai officials, including Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn and Department of Employment ( DoE ) director-general Somchai Morakotsriwan, recently sat down for talks with Mr Dichter in Jerusalem.
Mr. Phiphat announced on Wednesday that the committee had met at the Beit Hilkia Moshav on Tuesday, where Mr. Dichter welcomed them.
They toured the Leafresh land, which specialises in fruit production using farming.
They were greeted by 15 Thai employees who had studied clever gardening technologies, which involves using a computerized system to regulate temperature, humidity, and water quality sensors.
Following the land visit, the delegation was informed that Israel may increase its Thai agrarian employee limit by 13 000 this time.
Mr. Phiphat claimed that his government was prepared to provide more agricultural workers to Israel.
He demanded that Israel provide details regarding the labor demands for Thai employees in the livestock and agricultural sectors to ensure that they are assigned positions that match their skills and pay higher salaries.
He claimed that this would also enable stop employees from fleeing and working for themselves.
Israel, he said, agreed to this approach and confirmed that authorities, especially the Population and Immigration Authority ( PIBA ), would assist the process.
Moreover, the delegation visited an agrivoltaics plantation, which combines renewable energy with sophisticated agricultural techniques. The farm employs 74 workers, including Thai workers who earn approximately 60, 000 baht ( excluding overtime pay ) and send 30, 000-40, 000 baht back to their families each month.
Mr. Phiphat urged the Israeli authorities to pay close attention to the safety of the six Thais who are still being held hostage by Hamas.
He also requested that Israel pay the home of Nisan Meerum, a Thai worker who was killed in a missile strike in the area of Metula, Israel on October 11 last year while he was employed.