{
  "id": 14134330,
  "title": "Ghana signs UAE deal to create 5,000 overseas jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ghana-signs-uae-deal-to-create-5-000-overseas-jobs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-13T05:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghana-signs-uae-deal-to-create-5000-overseas-jobs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana has entered a deal with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company to bring up to 5,000 Ghanaian workers to Dubai for construction, building maintenance and facilities management jobs. The agreement, signed by Labour Minister Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum and Masa Depan Building Maintenance L.L.C.'s Managing Director Junhong Deng, outlines a phased recruitment process beginning with 500 workers. The Ministry of Labour will manage the recruitment process, ensuring job demands, employment contracts, skills testing, certification, and pre-departure orientation on UAE laws, safety and workers' rights. Masa Depan will hire the workers directly, responsible for their wages, accommodation, insurance and other obligations. The UAE company will also cover additional costs like visa fees, medical exams, health insurance and air tickets. The agreement aims to reduce irregular recruitment, prevent abuses, and promote safe labour migration.",
  "summary": "The government has signed an agreement with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company to facilitate the recruitment of up to 5,000 Ghanaian workers for construction, building maintenance and facilities management jobs in Dubai.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}