The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen media reporting on labour migration, fair recruitment, and forced labour in Ghana.
The agreement, formalised on Friday in Accra, aims at equipping journalists with the knowledge and tools necessary to accurately report on these critical issues.
Director of the ILO Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Dr Vanessa Phala, described the partnership as a "very important milestone" in tackling misinformation and stigma surrounding labour migration.
She emphasised the need for data-driven narratives to highlight the contributions of migrant workers to socio-economic development, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7, which seeks to eliminate child labour and forced labour. "For us, with the Fair Recruitment Project and the tools we have developed on labour migration and fair recruitment, this is an opportunity to integrate them into the institution's curriculum," Dr Phala stated.
