The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has helped migrant workers from Ukraine receive $880,000 as unpaid wages and rendered assistance to 200 construction workers who were in a difficult situation in Iraq, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryshchenko has said.
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s information policy department, the ministry has significantly stepped up efforts to protect the interests of migrant workers abroad.
During an open lecture titled "Ukraine’s Foreign Policy in 2011-2012: Achievements and Priorities," which was held at the Kyiv Institute of International Relations on February 10, Hryshchenko noted that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had outlined this task as a priority for the Foreign Ministry.
