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New Delhi:Amid the war that continues to rage in Gaza, 64 Indian workers flew to Israel Tuesday to take up construction jobs previously held by Palestinians..
On Tuesday, Israels Ambassador to India Naor Gilon said a farewell event was held for the Indian construction workers..
Today we had a farewell event from (sic) the first batch of 60+ Indian construction workers going to Israel under the G2G agreementIm sure that the workers become (sic) ambassadors of the great people-to-people relations between India and Israel, said the diplomat in a statement on X...
Though the Israel ambassador claims the Indian workers are under a government-to-government agreement between India and Israel, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) had, in a press briefingon 9 March, said this agreement was still in works...
The organisation of Indian workers being sent to Israel is being carried out by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) a public private partnership in which the Indian Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) holds 49 percent of the share capital, while the private sector has the balance, 51 percent...
