Gov't created 5.3 million jobs in 4 years – Wireko-Brobby - www.asempanews.com

Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko-Brobby, says government created 5.3 million jobs in the first term of the Akufo-Addo-led administration.

According to the Hemang Lower Denkyira MP, an analysis of data assembled by the ministry from the inputs of various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and government’s flagship programmes indicates that an estimated 5,306,899 jobs were created by the administration between 2017 and 2021.

Government created 5.3 million jobs in 4 years – Wireko-Brobby“Government acknowledges that these jobs are either formal or informal, permanent or temporary and full-time or part-time,” he added.

Government created 5.3 million jobs in 4 years – Wireko-BrobbyThe fair was organised by the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Ghanaian-German Centre, Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and Labour Department.

Government created 5.3 million jobs in 4 years – Wireko-BrobbyHe explained that there’s been the establishment of the National Employment Coordinating Committee (NECC) to coordinate employment creation programmes and projects.

He, however, assured that youth employment and entrepreneurship remain a priority of government, not only now, but also in the long-term.

“The roll-out of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), Youth Employment Programme, One-District-One-Factory Initiative, and Planting for Food and Jobs programme are just a few of the grand examples of government’s job creation efforts”, he said.