Assessing labour immigration in Ghana
The ILO, the OECD and Ghana will hold a national consultation to assess the economic contribution of labour immigration in the West-African country.
ADDIS ABABA/ACCRA (ILO News) - The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the OECD Development Centre will on Tuesday, May 26, hold a national consultation meeting to assess the economic contribution of labour immigration in Ghana.
The one-day meeting, which would be held at the Alisa Hotel, under the project title “Assessing the Economic Contribution of Labour Migration in Developing Countries as Countries of Destination”, is supported by the European Union.
The project aimed at not only assessing the economic impact in the 10 partner countries but also at sharing experiences and knowledge among developing countries.
This seminar will serve as a platform for dialogue and discussion on the importance of labour immigration and its linkage to development. The event is aimed at identifying key stakeholders, research priorities and available data sources in Ghana as well as knowledge gaps.
The seminar includes interactive sessions on the immigration policy framework in Ghana and research on the economic impact of immigration in Ghana.
Participants would be engaged in interactive sessions on the immigration policy framework in Ghana and research on the economic impact of immigration in Ghana as well as the implementation of the project.
Speakers will represent several government agencies, workers’ and employers’ associations, and academics, including:
The one-day meeting, which would be held at the Alisa Hotel, under the project title “Assessing the Economic Contribution of Labour Migration in Developing Countries as Countries of Destination”, is supported by the European Union.
The project aimed at not only assessing the economic impact in the 10 partner countries but also at sharing experiences and knowledge among developing countries.
This seminar will serve as a platform for dialogue and discussion on the importance of labour immigration and its linkage to development. The event is aimed at identifying key stakeholders, research priorities and available data sources in Ghana as well as knowledge gaps.
The seminar includes interactive sessions on the immigration policy framework in Ghana and research on the economic impact of immigration in Ghana.
Participants would be engaged in interactive sessions on the immigration policy framework in Ghana and research on the economic impact of immigration in Ghana as well as the implementation of the project.
Speakers will represent several government agencies, workers’ and employers’ associations, and academics, including:
- Mr. H. Iddrisu, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations
- Mr. William Hanna, European Union Ambassador
- Mr. Dennis. Zulu, Officer-In-Charge of the ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone
- Researchers from the Centre for Migration Studies and Department of Economics, University of Ghana