Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi
The Minister of Public Service, Labor and Employment, Mr. Vénuste MUYABAGA, received in audience, on April 14, 2025, a Qatari delegation led by the Minister of Labor of the State of Qatar, His Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Samikh Al Marri.
At the end of this meeting, Minister MUYABAGA indicated that the exchanges had focused mainly on the implementation of the bilateral agreement signed on March 7, 2023 between the Republic of Burundi and the State of Qatar, relating to the employment of Burundian workers on Qatari territory.
He announced that the agreement is expected to come into effect in the near future, marking an important step in the cooperation between the two countries. This initiative opens up concrete prospects for many young Burundians seeking professional opportunities, by facilitating their access to the Qatari job market.
Minister MUYABAGA highlighted the mutual benefits of this agreement: on the one hand, it will help to reduce youth unemployment in Burundi; on the other hand, it will enable Qatar to get a qualified, disciplined and committed workforce.
Following the ministerial audience, experts from both countries held the first joint Burundi-Qatar technical meeting on Burundian labor migration. The aim of the meeting was to define the practical arrangements for the deployment of Burundian workers in Qatar.
The activities of that day ended with an official dinner, during which the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Mr. Ferdinand BASHIKAKO, welcomed the holding of this first joint commission meeting. He affirmed that the deployment of Burundian workers in Qatar would take place very soon, and invited Burundian recruitment agencies to start preparing now.
On his behalf, the Permanent Secretary of the Burundian Migrant workers Recruitment Agencies Association, Mr. Rénovat NZAMBIMANA, expressed his gratitude towards the Government of Burundi, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, for its efforts to promote the employment of young Burundians. He guaranteed the audience that the recruitment agencies are fully prepared to assist with the deployment of workers to Qatar.
