Mr. Frank Teddy Boakye, a travel agent,has stated that Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, is allegedly unwilling to implement the committee’s recommendations regarding the difficulties encountered by individuals traveling from Ghana to Gulf States.
You may recall that in 2017, the Government placed a ban on and suspended the issuance of licenses of recruitment agencies who send people to these Gulf States.
This was after numerous reports of physical abuse of domestic staff, especially women.
The countries included Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
With time, a Coalition of Licensed Labour Migration Agencies and other migration experts appealed to the Ministry to suspend the moratorium.
However, in a latest development, Ignatius Baffour Awuah said the ban on recruitment of domestic staff from Ghana to the Gulf States will not be lifted until the right structures are in place.
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Speaking on Atinka TV‘s morning show, Ghana Nie with Ama Gyenfa Ofosu Darkwah, Mr Frank Teddy Boakye noted that an Inter Agency Committee on Foreign domestic workers was set up to probe the matter and make possible recommendations when the reports of abuse was rampant.
He hinted that the Committee recommended that Government work with the Private recruitment agencies to ensure their mistakes are corrected.
Also, he said the recommendations urged Government to have appointees in those countries to attend to domestic workers who encounter challenges.
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