The Ministry of Justice in The Gambia partners with the United Nations to enhance reporting under the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, aligning domestic laws with international standards to protect migrant workers abroad.
The Minister of Trade's interview on labor migration agreements with Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar raises concerns about potential exploitation of Gambian workers, emphasizing the need for transparency, worker rights protection, and involvement of labor unions in negotiations and monitoring recruitment practices.
Workers and pensioners in Gambia are facing a crisis as 9.8 million euros, close to a billion dalasi, have been illegally taken from them, leaving some in poverty while officials argue over responsibility and payment.
Workers at the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia, have resumed a sit-down strike due to alleged salary deductions for participating in a previous industrial action, leading to a breach of labor rights and halted negotiations, as confirmed by the workers' union.
Twenty-five Gambian women are set to be sent to Saudi Arabia with more to follow, after a pre-departure training workshop to equip them with skills for their upcoming two-year contracts, with promises of better pay than workers from other African countries.
The Ministry of Public Service in The Gambia, led by Baboucarr Bouy, has identified approximately 2,700 'unseen workers' across ten ministries, saving about D13.5 million per month. Following an internal audit conducted in April 2024, over 3,000 workers' salaries were blocked, with 882 reinstated after verification of their statuses. The ministry is currently entering data for the fourteenth ministries as part of their ongoing internal audit.