Northshore Apparel Hub to help reduce northern youth migration – CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Northshore Apparel Ghana Limited, Nurideen Mohammed, has said Northshore Apparel Hub in Northern Ghana would help reduce the migration of young people to major cities in search of employment.
Nurideen Mohammed, the Chief Executive Officer of Northshore Apparel Ghana Limited, has announced the establishment of a garment manufacturing facility in Northern Ghana. This move, unveiled during the launch of the Northshore Apparel Hub on August 28, is aimed at curbing the trend of young people migrating to major cities for employment.
Mohammed, who previously worked in an apparel company in Accra, recounted the challenging living conditions faced by homeless women and children in the vicinity of the factories. Despite being employed at the same factory where these women worked, their salaries were insufficient to provide decent housing or savings. This experience deeply influenced Mohammed's decision to set up the Northshore Apparel Hub away from Accra, where young people could secure better living conditions.
He emphasized that urban migration has long plagued Ghana, straining sanitation, housing, and urban infrastructure. Mohammed believes that generating employment opportunities in the regions can alleviate this issue at its root. He likened situating the factory in the north to crippling the supply of jobless individuals who migrate to cities in search of nonexistent jobs.
Mohammed hopes that the success of Northshore Apparel will inspire other major industries to establish operations in Northern Ghana, thereby attracting additional significant investments to the region.
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