The Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has assured Ghanaians that the ruling government will use foreign diplomacy to address the country’s unemployment crisis.
The North Tongu Member of Parliament made the remarks while being vetted by Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Friday, January 31, 2025.
He promised to address unemployment through innovative and long-term solutions.
The nominee stated that he will use diplomatic efforts to regulate the migration landscape to protect Ghanaians working abroad, particularly in the Gulf region.
“I will seek to aggressively pursue economic diplomacy in a way that allows for bilateral agreements to be signed. There are many countries looking for Ghanaian professionals in the domestic setting. Why can’t we take advantage of that to solve our unemployment crisis and also to regulate the space so that what is happening to our fellow compatriots in the Gulf is addressed?”
The Minister also stated that he would formalise employment channels through government-to-government agreements to ensure that Ghanaian workers travel in well-regulated conditions rather than through unverified recruitment agencies, which frequently engage in exploitative practices.
“When these receiving countries know that the labour they have received is not from some clandestine agency engaged in human trafficking, they will be mindful in treating these workers.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
