Re: Fake recruitment video circulating on social media under the heading 'Now you see the kind of leaders we have in Ghana'

The attention of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has been drawn to a YouTube video circulating on social media in which one Mr. Farouk Al-Wahab alleged that a Ghanaian lady was denied authorization by the Ministry to recruit labour for Alberta Oilfields in Canada.

We wish to state that the video is replete with falsehood and inconsistencies.

The Ministry therefore wishes to state as following;

1. That neither the Ministry nor the Labour Department has been approached by any Ghanaian lady with a request to recruit Ghanaian labor for employment in Alberta Oilfields of Canada.

2. That there are licensed Private Employment Agencies authorized by the Ministry to recruit Ghanaian labor for employment outside Ghana within the legal and policy frameworks that guide such recruitments.

3. That the list of these licensed agencies has been published and updated on the website of the Ministry (www.melr.gov.gh) and the general public can verify the status of recruitment agencies with the Labour Department.

The Ministry therefore wishes to assure the public that the content of the said video is false, malicious, and designed to tarnish the good image and reputation of the Ministry and Ghanaian leaders and must therefore be treated with all the contempt it deserves.

The Ministry wishes to assure the general public that it would at all times take measures to facilitate access to decent jobs through safe pathways without any hindrance.