PS- Recruitment for foreign jobs will be fair and ethical
By Julius Ndegwa (PCO)
Recruitment of prospective Kenyan jobseekers to Germany will be done only through registered private recruitment agencies authorised to operate in Kenya.
Labour and Skills Development Principal Secretary Shadrack Mwadime said the recently signed Labour Mobility Framework between Germany and Kenya is meant to promote legal and regular pathways of migration to the European nation.
"Recruitment and mobility of skilled Kenyan workers to Germany will be carried out in line with the general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and ethical recruitment of the International Migration Organization (IMO)," Mwadime said during the German Labour Migration Conference and job fair exhibition at the Sarit Expo Centre.
Mr Mwadime said the Government has developed well-managed migration policies that will ensure access to decent jobs and promote safe and legal pathways of labour migration.
"It is the mandate of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to coordinate the whole cycle of labour migration from pre-departure, travel, arrival and stay in the country of destination," he said.
Delivering a keynote address during the exhibition, the PS assured hundreds of jobseekers who thronged the event that the government will facilitate safe, regular, orderly and purposeful labour migration in its determined efforts to address increasing number of Kenyan jobseekers’ migration within the region and internationally in search of employment opportunities.
He, however, cautioned jobseekers to be wary of rogue agencies that are allegedly swindling jobseekers with empty promises of securing jobs for them.
“Information on the list of registered agencies can be accessed by the public in the neaims.go.ke website, or the nearest National Employment Authority county offices," he said, adding that migration from Kenya to Germany will be upon meeting the requirements of the applicable laws and regulations in both countries.
The PS said the State Department will embark on public awareness campaigns on regular pathways for migration on available job opportunities not only in Germany but also in other countries.
The two-day expo was opened officially by Labour Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua and attended by among others, PS for Technical, Vocational Education and Training Dr. Esther Mworia and German Ambassador to Kenya Mr. Sebastian Groth.