ABSTRACT
The promotion of fair and sustainable exchange of skills between origin and destination countries provides sustainable environment for brain circulation that fosters mutual development and reduction of brain drain. This chapter seeks to understand how Ghana interacts with destination countries in the management of skilled labour migration. This chapter argues that a level playing field is necessary in ensuring that skilled personnel mutually benefit both destination and origin countries in addressing labour shortages and enhancing mutual development. This chapter further questions how fluid migration skill corridors create sustainable skill circulation. Data for this chapter are drawn from grey documents and in-depth interviews. This chapter finds that the management of Ghana-Global North migration skill corridors is far from a win-win approach due to the unilateral policies adopted in the recruitment of skilled labour, especially those in healthcare, as government-government engagements are inefficient and sometimes non-existent. Conversely, this chapter discovered that skilled labour recruitment between Ghana-Global South migration skill corridors is tailored along mutual developmental needs of both countries. In conclusion, balanced approach to skill migration leads to a more equitable distribution of human capital, fostering socio-economic development in Ghana while meeting the skill demands of destination countries.
