Sunyani, (Bono), July 14, GNA-Mr Mustapha Omar Copson, the Bono Regional Director of the YEA, says the Agency has exported 600 young people in the Region to Romania, under the government’s “Work Abroad’ programme.
He said the first beneficiaries of the programme were mostly artisanal workers and those in the hospitality sector, adding they had been successfully integrated into the Romanian workforce.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, Mr Copson said the government had secured another opportunity in the United Arab Emirates for young women and urged the youth to register with the YEA for those opportunities.
Mr Copson explained that under the “Work Abroad” programme, the YEA facilitated screening, free training, and feeding as well as accommodation, proper documentation and other empowerment support for the beneficiaries.
The programme is mainly designed mostly to benefit artisanal and workers in the hospitality, agriculture, construction and transportation fields, saying it exposed beneficiaries to international opportunities and valuable experiences.
Mr Copson said: “The beneficiaries earn decent incomes and return home to create job opportunities for others too,” adding that the programme had huge potential and numerous opportunities for job creation and poverty reduction.
It further sought to strengthen Ghana’s bilateral relations and improve diplomatic ties with other countries.
Mr Copson said the YEA was also partnering the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) to stem the growing irregular migration in the region, explaining that they intended to organize a summit to identify and tackle the remote causes of irregular migration in the region.
He noted that unemployment was partly contributing to irregular migration among the youth in the region, and stressed the need to create opportunities for the youth.
Mr Copson: “In fact we can’t overlook the dangers associated with irregular migration and what migrants go through on the high seas and we must do something to bring the situation under control”.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Christian Akorlie