{"id":2116,"date":"2026-04-08T21:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/gambia-spain-labour-deal-fresh-batch-of-gambians-selected-for-the-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:34:10","slug":"gambia-spain-labour-deal-fresh-batch-of-gambians-selected-for-the-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/gambia-spain-labour-deal-fresh-batch-of-gambians-selected-for-the-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambia- Spain labour deal : Fresh batch of Gambians selected for the scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-area\">\n<div id=\"post-50692\" class=\"clearfix post-wrap post-50692 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-gambia tag-gambia-government tag-gambia-news tag-gambia-news-online tag-gambia-news-today tag-gambia-politics tag-gambian-workers-in-spain tag-the-gambia\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">The Gambia has selected 35 workers for the second phase of its labour migration programme with Spain, aiming to strengthen the scheme after early challenges, the Trade Minister has announced.<\/figure>\n<p>The first cohort was marred by abscondments, with several participants failing to complete their contracts, raising questions about the programme\u2019s effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Trade Minister Mod K. Ceesay said the government remains committed to the initiative and is taking steps to learn from past setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsconding is not unique to The Gambia,\u201d he said, pointing out that similar programmes in other countries had faced early difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>Preparations for the second group are already well underway, with departures expected soon.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the first batch, participants will start work earlier in the agricultural season and complete the full nine-month period in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Officials believe the revised timeline will help workers maximise earnings and return home in time for a three-month break, creating a structured rotation that encourages compliance and repeat participation.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent further issues, the government is boosting monitoring and support systems for workers both in The Gambia and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Measures include improved reporting channels and enhanced services abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to develop a framework so that anyone who joins the scheme is incentivised to stay,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>The programme is part of broader efforts to provide safer, legal alternatives to irregular migration, often referred to locally as the \u201cbackway,\u201d which has claimed many lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a much safer way to travel,\u201d he said, urging young Gambians to avoid dangerous irregular routes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gambia has selected 35 workers for the second phase of its labour migration&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}