The Ghanaian Government has voted to invest US $ 4 million to train the first batch of 2,000 recruits in the textile and apparel industry from the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) as the President of Ghana identifies the apparel and textile sector as a catalyst to spearhead his industrial revolution in the country.
The Minister of Employment, Haruna Iddrisu states that the Government intends to roll out 5,000 people, mainly unskilled, including ‘kayayei’, female porters from the country, among others. The tripartite collaboration between the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, and other textile and apparel companies will train the youth of the country and offer employment as well.
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The process for the approval for the release of funds would subject to completion of procurement processes to ensure the value for money. Dignity, an apparel export company in Ghana expects to absorb at least 2,000 of the YEA interns and train them into skilled workers.
In another development, the American Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson said that as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been renewed for the next 10 years, this will create opportunities for people wishing to export into the US market, and the companies in the country will benefit from the extension.
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