Migrant Labour General Workers’ Union International (MLGWUI) has condemned the recent coup d’états in Africa.

In a statement, the group claimed that due to the political unrest in Africa, politicians have a tendency to use youth militant organizations.

MLGWUI noted that “if a concrete solution is not immediately taken, it could be a prone to a growing militancy among unemployed youth.”

They contend that the continent's current political instability poses a threat to African migrants and citizens, particularly young people, and that if the African Union takes too long to find a stable and amicable solution, Africans will turn to illegal, unethical, and disastrous methods to migrate for work and seek political asylum on other continents, including Europe.

“Current coup d’état in Africa severely affect migrant workers and members of their families, especially Gender in Migration; women migrants and children are most vulnerable and many of them who were breadwinners become refugees while children education becomes discontinued and therefore need urgently humanitarian, employment and education support in various host refugee countries,” they added.

MLGWUI therefore concludes as follows:

• MLGWUI calls on African Union to liaise with international communities and religious institutions to mobilize sustainable support to support affected Migrant Workers and Members of the Families as well as citizens in coup d’état and Refugees in host countries.

• MLGWUI urges African political presidential aspirants and political activists to be careful of their utterances towards judiciary and national security, especially in Ghana.

• MLGWUI humbly suggests to AU to engage with religious leaders for moral and prayer support to addressing or preventing Coup d’état from African continent.

• MLGWUI says no to Military Regime in Africa but yes to democracy in Africa.

• MLGWUI urges all migrants to desist from any proposed or forced political militancy intimidation.

• MLGWUI appeals to disaster agencies, internal and international organisations to embracing displaced persons and affected migrant workers and members of their families and citizens and offer them psychosocial counselling with needed assistance at their various centres of host countries or communities.