ANNOUNCEMENT 10 Jan 2014
In January 2014, the government of Ghana announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS
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Significant Increases in Immigration Filing Fees and Penalties; Rotator Work Permit Introduced
http://www.fragomen.com/newsresources/xprNewsDetailFrag.aspx?xpST=GlobalAlerts&news=2458
Migration in Ghana: A Country Profile 2009
http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/Ghana_Profile_2009.pdf
Effective January 10, 2014, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) increased for the first time since 2010 the fees for work permit filing by 50 to 100 per cent for some categories (see the attached source).
Furthermore, penalties for unauthorized employment have been increased by 150 per cent.
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