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Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has pledged to leverage foreign diplomacy to address Ghana’s rising unemployment rate.
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Friday (31 January), Ablakwa expressed his commitment to exploring innovative and sustainable solutions to joblessness.
The North Tongu lawmaker underscored the potential of diplomatic engagements in regulating migration and ensuring the protection of Ghanaians working abroad, particularly in the Gulf region, where reports of exploitation and abuse have been prevalent.
“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?”
Mr. Ablakwa further explained that strategic negotiations could enhance the security and welfare of Ghanaian migrant workers. He emphasized the importance of formalizing employment channels through government-to-government agreements to ensure that Ghanaian workers travel under well-regulated conditions, rather than through unverified recruitment agencies that often engage in exploitative practices.
“So, expect that one of our priority areas will be using foreign policy to address unemployment. We can make sure that brain drain becomes brain gain, where these bilateral agreements will help create jobs for the young people of our country. 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.”
Reporting By Jonathan Ofori, Asaase Newsroom
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