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Foreign, Labour ministries to step up war on rogue employment agencies
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua during a site visit to Kentaste products Limited in Ukunda, Kwale County on February 10, 2023.
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What you need to know:
- The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs is working closely with its Labour counterpart to weed out crooked employment agencies as the country intends to export labour in an effort to reduce joblessness.
- The government says exporting labour would also enhance remittances from the diaspora, with the latest data indicating that Kenya earns about Sh309 billion in remittances every year.
- Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Alfred Mutua, said if not regulated, employment agencies could derail Kenya’s objective of seeking jobs for her citizens abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs is working closely with its Labour counterpart to weed out crooked employment agencies as the country intends to export labour in an effort to reduce joblessness.
The government says exporting labour would also enhance remittances from the diaspora, with the latest data indicating that Kenya earns about Sh309 billion in remittances every year.
