IOM, Gov’t and CSOs move to protect rights of vulnerable Ghanaian migrants
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and seven key Ghanaian Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have issued a joint statement aimed at protecting migrants at home and abroad. Sammy-Longman Attakumah,Chief Director MELR reading out the statement to participants during the workshop The statement is a result of a workshop held in Accra on December 15 in commemoration of International Migrants Day 2016. The institutions involved are: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Labour Department, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Ghana Police Service and IOM. It seeks to address the numerous challenges arising as a result of the increasing migration of Ghanaians for domestic work abroad. Participants focused on issues of exploitation of migrant workers, particularly Ghanaian women and girls in the field of dom