AMMAN — Israel’s Border,
Immigration, and Population Authority has announced that 2,000 Jordanian
workers are expected to enter Eilat from Aqaba this week to seek work in the
hotel industry, Ammon News reported on Wednesday.
اضافة اعلان
"Contrary to the regulations
that were in place at the time of the (COVID-19) pandemic, Jordanian workers
can now return to Jordan after work hours and go back the next day without having
to stay and sleep in Israel," according to the Israeli authority.
It pointed out that such a decision
would help the tourism sector, which desperately needs workers, and would
improve Jordanian-Israeli relations.
Last July, Israel’s foreign ministry
announced that Israel and Jordan had agreed on arrangements concerning the
conditions of Jordanian workers employed in Eilat. It added that beginning on
August 1, up to 2,300 Jordanian workers will once again be allowed to enter and
exit the Eilat area for work on a daily basis, and will no longer be required
to stay in Eilat long-term as was necessary under pandemic-era health
regulations.
It said that as per these
arrangements, up to 2,000 Jordanian hotel workers and up to 300 Jordanian
workers employed in construction, industry, and general sectors, will once
again be allowed to enter and exit the Eilat area for work via the Wadi
Araba Crossing on daily basis.
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