Israel deports Malawi laborers for contract breach

Israeli authorities have deported 12 Malawian laborers for breaching contracts by abandoning their lawful employment at farms to work at a bakery. These individuals are part of a group of over 1,000 Malawian workers employed on Israeli farms since November, aimed at boosting Malawi’s foreign exchange reserves. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, the Malawi government says some of the deportees were expected to return to the country Wednesday. Lameck Masina reports from Blantyre.