The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says government is still assessing the
possible recruitment of workers from Eswatini.

According to the ministry's Department of West Asian and African Affairs, a
feasibility study on labor cooperation between the two countries was still in
its early stages.

The statements come amid renewed speculation the Lai administration is
seeking to source workers from Eswatini.

The foreign ministry has recently dismissed online rumors that the government
has already agreed to recruit 1,000 workers from Eswatini annually following
President Lai Ching-te's trip to the kingdom earlier this month.

The ministy has insistited that such online reports are "a classic case of
disinformation" with "no basis in fact."

The 1,000-worker figure also appeared in a 2025 report published by the
Eswatini Observer.

Meanwhile, the foreign ministry says it is currently focusing on upgrading
vocational training in Eswatini and working with the Ministry of Labor's
Workforce Development Agency to help strengthen workforce training in the
Southern African country.