South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Simon Deng
At least 17 South Sudanese youth have been granted a lifetime experience to work as commercial motorcyclists in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Ganiko David Daniel, the Chief Executive Officer for Gaani Study Abroad-the company which secured the deal, said they reached out to two UAE based companies which granted the job opportunities for the youth.
“So many young people used to come to the office regarding jobs abroad, then we contacted the Ministry of Labor for guidance and they gave us a letter of no objection to proceed ahead. We actually went to United Arab Emirates and contacted some companies which showed readiness to take the South Sudanese,” said Daniel while briefing the beneficiaries at Panorama Hotel in Juba on Friday.
Daniel revealed that since 2018 they have facilitated over 200 students to study in India, China, Russia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
Cirilo Majur, one of the beneficiaries heading to the UAE said the opportunity will help him and other colleagues to support their families.
“As people going there, you have to know each other, share contacts and make sure you check on each other every time. You need to have a friend that checks on you every time,” said Majur.
“Sometimes there are difficulties, stress and all that,” he added.
Agustino Jada, the Director of Industrial Relations at the Ministry of Labor and Human Resource Development, said this was the first time they are facilitating South Sudanese to go for work abroad.
“I call it a test stage for South Sudan because this marks the first official work abroad, we are hoping that you are bringing good luck to South Sudan, because if you misbehave out there as the first batch, then you will block or close the door for others, make sure you are there to bring credibility to your families and most important to the country,” said Jada.
