Government Adopts Data Driven Strategy to Tackle Disability Unemployment

Government is stepping up efforts to tackle unemployment among persons with disabilities by adopting a more structured and data driven approach to job creation. The move follows concerns raised by a group led by Gilbert Agyare during an engagement with the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, over limited employment opportunities. As part of the new strategy, the Ministry has begun a nationwide data collection exercise to better match persons with disa…