With an urge to get employment, thousands of workers from across the country boarded trains
to Lucknow to try their luck in the recruitment drive taking place in Lucknow, to work in wartorned Israel.
A recruitment drive is going on in Lucknow as there is a requirement for 10,000 construction
labourers in Israel for bar benders, tile workers, plastering workers and carpenters.
A team of officials from Israel are in Uttar Pradesh to hire workers.
Director of Training and Employment, Kunal Silku said, "...There was a requirement for 10,000
construction labourers in Israel- bar benders, tile workers, plastering workers & carpenters were
required...Israel's team has been in UP since January 23 & testing has been conducted since then, it will continue till January 30...The timing for the testing is from 9 am-5 pm..."
The Israeli construction sector is currently facing a labour shortage and Indian workers were
gathered at the ITI College, Lucknow, for their scheduled interview.