Press Release Dated: thirty first October, 2024
Banjul, The Gambia – The Gambia Government needs to announce that it has signed a joint-Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Circular Migration with the Kingdom of Spain on August, twenty eighth 2024, which was ratified by the National Assembly on nineteenth October, 2024. The goal of this MoU is to recruit staff for the Spanish Labour market on a seasonal foundation.
The Gambia Government by means of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment will likely be liable for the pre-selection of candidates. As per Article 3 of the MoU, the pre-selection shall be beneath the management of the general public authority, which is in response to the ideas of equal alternatives, and is freed from cost. Thus, the Public Employment Services Unit of the Department of Labour beneath the Ministry of Trade has been designated because the competent authority to coordinate and facilitate the recruitment course of beneath the MoU.
Crucially, the pubic is hereby cautioned that no Private Recruitment Agency is licensed to recruit staff for deployment to the Kingdom of Spain. Therefore, residents are strongly suggested to not have interaction any non-public recruitment company for the aim of working within the Kingdom of Spain as a result of that may be misleading and unlawful.
Additionally, the choice course of and standards for the Spanish Circular Migration Programme could be communicated to the general public sooner or later by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment.
Regrettably, the Ministry needs to tell the general public that its letter revealed on Tuesday twenty ninth October, 2024 and in extensive circulation throughout Social Media platforms, contained some errors. The info contained within the letter was speculated to consult with the Bilateral Manpower Agreement between The Gambia Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Therefore, the inclusion of the MoU on the Spanish Circular Migration Programme, signed by the Government of The Gambia and the Kingdom of Spain, in addition to the MoU on Manpower Agreement between The Gambia Government and The United Arab Emirates (UAE) had been unintentional, and we prolong our profound apologise to the general public for the inconvenience this error might have prompted.
The Ministry needs to tell the Public that the recruitment of home staff beneath the Bilateral Labor Agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in progress, and solely these LICENSED Private Employment Agencies are required to hold out recruitment beneath the settlement:
1. Outsource Recruitment Agency
2. Mbaye Consultancy Agency
3. Gamjobs Recruitment Agency
4. Tokey Recruitment Agency
5. Cruise Ship The Gambia
The Public is additional suggested that there’s No Cost hooked up to the recruitment processes and mustn’t due to this fact, pay for any charges or expenses for these transactions.
Ebrima G. Sankareh
The Gambia Government Spokesperson & Presidential Diaspora Adviser
