Ghana, Saint Kitts and Nevis sign labour deal to strengthen protections for Ghanaian nurses
Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis have signed an additional bilateral labour agreement to provide enhanced employment conditions for Ghanaian nurses recruited to work in the Caribbean country.
Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis have reached an additional bilateral labor agreement aimed at bolstering employment conditions for Ghanaian nurses working in the Caribbean nation. The pact, signed in New York during the UN General Assembly, was brokered by Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Geoffrey Hanley.
The new agreement outlines improved salary structures, health insurance coverage, and rent allowances for the nurses. Furthermore, it guarantees end-of-service benefits and other labor rights for the professionals who will be posted to Saint Kitts and Nevis. Mr. Ablakwa hailed the pact as a significant enhancement to bilateral relations between the two nations, emphasizing that it would ensure improved protections for Ghanaian nurses working abroad.
In a Facebook post, Ablakwa also expressed gratitude to Ghanaian professionals for their global contributions, noting that nations continue to seek their expertise and skills.
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