Egypt to Deliver Vocational Training to 6.4K Irregular Workers

The Ministry of Social Solidarity held Thursday19/1/2024 an employment fair for irregular workers residing in alternative-housing neighborhoods and who received vocational training at the program “Tafra.”

Within the first phase, training was delivered to 3,141 across eight governorates that are Beheira, Menoufeya, Kafr El Sheikh, Menya, Asyut, Fayoum, Sohag, and Aswan. As for the second phase, the target is 3,000 residing in six neighborhoods. The major ones of which are Khayala, Mahrousa 1, and Mahrousa 2. Until present, 1,000 young men and women have received the training within that phase.

The program was launched in January 2023 to deliver vocational training to 6,400 irregular workers in alternative-housing neighborhoods.