JINAN, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Two companies in eastern China's Shandong Province will recruit 6,000 construction workers to work in Israel, said local officials on Tuesday.
These workers will serve as steel fixers, carpenters, tilers and plasterers for construction projects in Israel, according to a press conference held by the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province.
The recruitment drive came after Israel welcomed Chinese construction workers to help solve its labor shortage at home.
The minimum monthly wage for the workers will be 5,200 New Shekels (1,468 U.S. dollars), plus a special fund of more than 720 New Shekels. There will also be payment for overtime and holidays, according to an official at the conference.
Other benefits, such as housing and medical insurance, will also be provided to the workers, who should be healthy men between 25 and 45 in age.
China Shandong International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group Ltd. and Weihai International Economic and Technical Cooperative Co. Ltd. will arrange the recruitment and their trips to Israel.
Shandong sends more people to work overseas than any other province in China. Last year, it sent 69,000 people to work overseas.
