Seven countries in East Africa and the Horn of Africa (EHoA) have met in Mombasa, Kenya, to discuss ways that would protect migrant workers and ensure that labour migration promotes social development in the region.
The stakeholders spoke on the use of social dialogue to tackle issues affecting migrant workers, strengthen regional cooperation, share best practices, and provide strategic guidance on labour migration governance.
Speaking in Mombasa, Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Alfred Mutua said the government has been very busy passing bills that would ensure there are favourable labour migration policies.
The CS warned crooked agencies that have been luring people that they would travel abroad for employment, saying the Government would carry out a vetting process of all agencies involved in international labour migration and that the Ministry would soon publish a list of the registered agencies after a serious vetting.
