The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has indicated that the government is negotiating with authorities in some countries in the Gulf region such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar to addr"},"modified":"2019-08-06T17:13:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T17:13:59","slug":"govt-working-to-deal-with-abuse-of-migrants-in-gulf-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/06\/govt-working-to-deal-with-abuse-of-migrants-in-gulf-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t working to deal with abuse of migrants in Gulf States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has indicated that the government is negotiating with authorities in some countries in the Gulf region such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar to address some of the human rights violations that Ghanaian immigrants face.<\/p>\n
In a media encounter on Tuesday, the Minister said, the government will look at the regulation of labour migration agreement and model employment contract to protect Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
\nShe said the Ministry will \u201c[be] keeping with its mandate, which is to protect the interest\u201d of Ghanaian migrants.<\/p>\n
\u201c[This is to] ensure that their fundamental human rights and dignity are respected,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
She noted that negotiations were also ongoing between Ghana and Kuwait over the same matter.<\/p>\n
There have been many harrowing stories about the treatment meted out to Ghanaian immigrant workers in countries in the Gulf states including UAE, Kuwait and Qatar.<\/p>\n
In some instances, some of these workers are physically and sexually abused.<\/p>\n
Some of the Ghanaian immigrant workers have their passports and mobile phones seized, hence restricted from establishing contact with others or leaving the country without permission from their employers.<\/p>\n