SPECIAL REPORT ON THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON PASSPORT ISSUANCE TO YOUNG GIRLS TRAVELLING TO THE GULF FROM OTI REGION. – Oti Regional Coordinating Council
SPECIAL REPORT ON THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON PASSPORT ISSUANCE TO YOUNG GIRLS TRAVELLING TO THE GULF FROM OTI REGION.
The Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) in collaboration with the Passport Office Ho organized a one-day stakeholder engagement on Saturday February 1, 2025 at the Oti regional Coordinating Coucil conference hall to deliberate on negative issues regarding the issuance of passport to the young ladies of Oti travelling to the Gulf countries. These young ladies are promised of good jobs by their undercover agents but later becomes house helps and subjected to inhumane treatments leading to their deaths after their arrival in the Gulf.Read More
The key issues raised were:
The negative aspect of the young girls traveling to the Gulf countries leading to deaths, deportation and evacuation.
The financial lost that Ghana incur during evacuations
The proposed solutions to the indiscriminate travels to the Gulf countries.
The Oti Regional Coordinating Director (Chief Director), Harry Nii Kwatei Owoo in his welcome address thanked the regional and national Passport Office for the initiative and urged the participants to contribute good and feasible ways of curbing this pressing challenge in Oti.
Rev. Harry Nii Kwatei Owoo in his closing remarks tasked the stakeholders to collaborate and educate the people of Oti on the dangers involve in our young girls travel to the Gulf for greener pasture.
Stakeholders present were Department of Gender, Information Services Department, Department of Social Welfare, National Commission for Civic Education, Local Council of Churches, Ghana Immigration Service, ORCC Public Relations Unit, ORCC Central Administration, Rep of Regional Chief Imam, officers from Passport Office and the Oti Regional Coordinating Director as the chairperson for the meeting.