Head porters to be recruited under YEA

Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, says about 1,000 youth would be recruited in the art industry under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).

The youth, which would include 500 head porters (Kayayei), would be trained in the industry for two years.

There would be part of about 100,000 youth planned to be recruited under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).

Mr Iddrisu was speaking on Tuesday during a working visit to the Dignity DTRT Apparel Limited in Accra, with the newly constituted board of the YEA.

The visit allowed the new board members to get first-hand information, knowledge and in-depth idea about the industry.

He said it was the goal of President John Dramani Mahama to make the art industry effective in order for many youth to be trained and establish themselves.

“We seek to equip the youth with employable skills to demystify the thinking of Ghanaian youth of being employed only in the public sector, and so they are going to be trained with National Vocational Training Institute as well,” Mr Iddrisu said.

Madam Salma Salifu, Managing Director, Dignity DTRT Apparel Limited, welcomed the idea of the collaboration and said it would help to equip more youth.

She said Dignity DTRT Apparel Limited employs 1,000 youth and her outfit is ready to make the youth of the country a productive arm by providing them with the opportunities that would expand their horizon.

Ms Rebecca Horsu, a trainee with Dignity DTRT Apparel Limited, told the Ghana News Agency she was optimistic of establishing herself after her training.

Dignity DTRT Apparel Limited is a global apparel industry in the world that offers a huge foreign exchange inflow due to trade liberalization.