ROME, November 2. /Dunyo IA/. Since October, 40 agricultural specialists from Uzbekistan have begun seasonal work in Italy for the first time, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

As part of the project, participants studied Italian for two months and after completing the relevant training courses, were employed by the Italian company "SALVI", which specialises in fruit and vegetable processing.

In connection with the launch of the project, Shavkatjon Abdurazzoqov, Governor of the Namangan Region and Abat Fayzullaev, Ambassador of Uzbekistan, visited the Emilia-Romagna region. They familiarised themselves with the living and working conditions provided for the employees.

Uzbek citizens are provided with competitive salaries, as well as accommodation in a dormitory and transportation at the employer’s expense.

During the visit, meetings were held with the migrant workers and a traditional Uzbek pilaf was prepared for them.

In addition to providing employment opportunities for Uzbek citizens, project is also aimed at studying and applying Italy’s advanced experience in agriculture and fruit and vegetable processing technologies in Uzbekistan.

At a meeting with the company’s management, Italian side highly praised the diligence and rapid learning abilities of Uzbek citizens and announced plans to recruit an additional 1,000 agricultural workers in the future.

Following the project’s implementation, plans are in place to gradually and systematically increase the number of Uzbek citizens travelling to Italy for employment and create new job opportunities.