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“[The] Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of India on the recruitment of Indian citizens for work in the Portuguese Republic, signed in Lisbon, on 13 September 2021, has been approved”, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers.
The agreement between Portugal and India defined “the procedures for the admission of Indian citizens to carry out a professional activity, under an employment contract, in the territory of the Portuguese Republic”.
This bilateral agreement aims to facilitate "legal and safe labour migration flows between the two countries", establishing the procedures for Indian citizens to carry out a professional activity, under an employment contract, in Portugal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained to Lusa.
The same source had also disclosed that the negotiation of the agreement on the legal immigration of Moroccan workers to Portugal is “at an advanced stage” and the final text could be closed at a meeting this month.
The negotiation of the agreement was announced by the Government after, at the end of 2019, cases began to arise of Moroccans trying to land illegally on the Algarve coast, raising suspicions of a new route of illegal migration.
Audiovisual productions
The Council of Ministers has also approved an agreement between Portugal and India on “audiovisual co-production” signed in New Delhi on February 14, 2020.
“This agreement has as the objective of cooperation between Portugal and India in the audiovisual sector, and thus to promote and facilitate the co-production of films between both States”.
“The agreement establishes the conditions for the recognition of films co-produced by Portuguese and Indian producers as films equivalent to national films, for the purposes foreseen therein”.
The Government also approved the international agreement with Andorra for “cooperation in the fields of culture, education, tourism and e-government”, which had been signed in Lisbon on 22 June.
"This agreement aims to establish a legal basis that facilitates cooperation between the parties, in accordance with the law in force in both States", says the statement of the Council of Ministers.
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This was signed on my birthday. No joke. This is great. We need to move forward. Avante.
By Alan Lewis Silva from USA on 30 Nov 2021, 00:48
This is disgusting. The portuguese people are already on the lowest rates of pay with the highest rents possible & now there is the threat of more competition for the very few jobs there are. When is the government going to focus on looking after it's own people first before letting in hoards of migrant workers..
By Vanessa Lewis from Algarve on 30 Nov 2021, 09:31
Vanessa, you are so right! This is absolutely ridiculous; another preposterous move by this incompetent government who is intent on dragging the Portuguese further into dire poverty. Why would there be a need for Indian workers??? On the other hand, it would help if Portuguese workers actually showed up for work... (e.g. builders in the Algarve who do NOT show up for work, who steal building materials from construction sites and so on). If there were a real work ethics in Portugal, so much could be better for all.
By K from Algarve on 30 Nov 2021, 10:59
Very succinct and well said Vanessa!
By Tony Fernandes from Other on 30 Nov 2021, 15:08
I would agree with what is being said , the government is allowing foreigners in to work , when there are citizens who cannot get work , and that is totally unacceptable . Like many governments across the Eu they are helping foreigners more than their citizens , which will lead to unrest !
By Paul Rice from Beiras on 01 Dec 2021, 01:17