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More than 1,000 Ghanaians employed abroad through YEA programme

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More than 1,000 young Ghanaians have secured jobs abroad through the Youth Employment Agency’s labour exchange programme, its chief executive Malik Basintale announced. Presented on 21 October 2026, the scheme aims to facilitate legal labour migration to international markets, according to Starrfm.

More than 1,000 young Ghanaians have secured jobs in several countries through the Youth Employment Agency’s (YEA) Labour Exchange Programme, its chief executive, Malik Basintale, announced on Wednesday 21 October 2026, according to Starrfm.

Also known as the Work Abroad Programme, the scheme connects Ghanaian candidates with overseas job vacancies through regulated and legal labour migration procedures. Malik Basintale said the YEA was seeking to widen employment opportunities beyond the domestic labour market, according to Starrfm.

The chief executive presented the programme at the Government Accountability Series, a meeting on government performance held at Jubilee House. He did not specify the destination countries, sectors involved or beneficiaries’ employment conditions.

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