Ghana has struck a labour agreement with Russia to recruit Ghanaian workers for factory and industrial jobs in a bid to create more employment avenues overseas.
The pact was signed between Labour Minister Emmanuel Agyekum and the head of Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone — an industrial enclave hosting 48 companies with a combined labour need of over 75,000 workers.
As part of the arrangement, the Ministry of Labour will oversee the recruitment process, authenticate job offers, and organise pre-departure briefing for successful applicants to protect Ghanaian workers.
After the signing ceremony on Thursday, October 29, Mr Agyekum said the partnership goes beyond job placements to cover business linkages, education, research, as well as religious and cultural exchanges.
He disclosed that Ghanaian enterprises will take part in forthcoming business forums in Tatarstan to explore areas of collaboration. “We signed a fantastic agreement, not only on labour exchange. We are also looking at business-to-business cooperation. We’re looking at religion and culture as well, where we want to work further to make sure our cooperation goes beyond just labour migration,” he stated.
Mr Agyekum added that the two sides are also discussing academic ties that will enable Ghanaian lecturers and professors to conduct research with universities in Russia and urged the youth to take advantage of the emerging opportunities.
