GHANA AND SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SIGN NEW LABOR DEAL WITH BETTER PAY AND PROTECTIONS FOR GHANAIAN NURSES
Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis have signed an additional bilateral labor agreement guaranteeing improved salaries and employment protections for Ghanaian nurses recruited to work in the Caribbean country. The agreement includes health insurance, rent allowances, end of service benefits and other legally protected labor rights.
Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis have signed an additional bilateral labor agreement providing enhanced salaries and stronger employment protections for Ghanaian nurses recruited to work in the Caribbean nation.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Saint Kitts and Nevis Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Geoffrey Hanley signed the agreement in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Under the new arrangement, Ghanaian nurses deployed to Saint Kitts and Nevis will receive legally protected enhanced salaries, health insurance, rent allowances and end of service benefits.
The agreement also provides additional labor protections intended to safeguard the rights and welfare of Ghanaian healthcare professionals working in the country.
Ablakwa described the agreement as another step in strengthening cooperation between Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis while creating structured international employment opportunities for Ghanaian professionals.
He said Ghana would continue pursuing diplomacy that delivers direct benefits to its citizens.
AGREEMENT BUILDS ON EARLIER LABOR DEAL
The latest agreement expands an existing labor partnership between the two countries.
Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis signed a bilateral labor agreement in March 2026 covering the recruitment of Ghanaian medical professionals.
The agreement was reached during an official visit to Ghana by Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.
It was part of a broader package of agreements intended to strengthen relations between the two countries.
In June, 47 Ghanaian nurses traveled to Saint Kitts and Nevis under a two year Ghana Labor Exchange Programmed.
The group comprised 32 general nurses and 15 community and public health nurses.
The original arrangement already provided employment benefits for participating nurses.
The latest agreement strengthens those conditions by establishing additional protections covering salaries, insurance, accommodation support and benefits at the end of service.
GOVERNMENT EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES
The Saint Kitts and Nevis agreement forms part of Ghana's broader effort to create regulated overseas employment opportunities for qualified healthcare professionals.
Ghana has also reached arrangements with other countries to deploy nurses through structured bilateral programs.
The government argues that such agreements can provide employment opportunities for qualified professionals while ensuring that Ghanaian workers traveling abroad receive clearly defined employment conditions and legal protections.
The latest agreement is particularly significant because it places issues such as salary, health insurance, rent support and end of service benefits within a formal bilateral framework.
For Ghanaian nurses considering international employment, those protections could provide greater certainty about their conditions before leaving the country.
Ablakwa also praised Ghanaian professionals working internationally, saying the continued demand for their services reflects the quality of expertise available in the country.
The government says it intends to continue negotiating international labor agreements that create employment opportunities while protecting the rights and welfare of Ghanaian professionals abroad.
