Ghana signs deal for up to 5,000 Dubai jobs, with employer covering flights, visas and accommodation

Ghana has signed an agreement to facilitate the recruitment of up to 5,000 workers for jobs in Dubai, with the employer responsible for flights, visa costs and accommodation.

• Ghana has signed a recruitment agreement with UAE-based Masa Depan Building Maintenance.
• The arrangement covers up to 5,000 workers, beginning with an initial batch of 500.
• The employer will cover specified travel and immigration costs and provide accommodation.
• Salaries, application dates and deployment schedules have not been disclosed in the reports reviewed.

The arrangement covers construction, building maintenance and facilities management, providing a government-supervised route into overseas employment.

Recruitment is expected to begin with 500 workers and expand in phases according to the company’s staffing requirements. The agreement does not mean that all 5,000 positions have already been filled.

Labour Minister Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum signed the memorandum of understanding with Masa Depan Building Maintenance L.L.C., represented by managing director Junhong Deng.

According to AdomOnline’s report published on 12 October⁠, Ghana’s labour ministry will oversee recruitment, check employment contracts and coordinate skills assessments. The report did not specify the signing date.

Employer-paid costs and worker protection

The reported terms put responsibility for wages, accommodation and insurance on the employer. They also cover specified recruitment expenses, including work permits, medical examinations and air tickets from Ghana.

Workers would receive preparation on UAE employment rules and workplace safety before departure. A welfare officer and complaints process are also envisaged.

For prospective applicants, the outstanding questions are practical: pay, qualifications, application procedures and when deployment will begin. These details were not established in the reporting reviewed.

This matters because a recruitment agreement is a framework for hiring, rather than an individual employment contract or an announcement that applications are open.

The arrangement places government checks between prospective workers and the overseas employer. Those checks could help applicants understand their contracts before travelling, although their effectiveness will depend on implementation.