Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga says she will meet the chairpersons of the Gender and Finance Committees who have disagreed over the processing of the National Social Security Fund Amendment Bill, 2019. Kadaga told Parliament that she will meet both chairpersons in order to forge …
Read More »Calls to end early marriages dominate Day of the Girl child
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Calls for action to end early marriages and other sexual abuses against girls have dominated the celebrations to mark International Day of the Girl Child in Uganda. The day, aimed at highlighting the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and fulfilment …
Read More »Gender, Finance ministers disagree over NSSF bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister, Janat Mukwaya has clashed with Gabriel Ajedra, the General Duties State Minister in the Finance, Planning and Economic Development Ministry over certain provisions in the National Social Security Fund Amendment Bill, 2019. The ministers expressed contrasting views …
Read More »Gov’t to export 80,000 workers to UAE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is in need of 80,000 Ugandans to work in United Arabs Emirates in the next 12 months. On 26th June 2019 Government through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social development signed a bilateral Agreement with the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) in …
Read More »Mukwaya warns of threat of youth unemployment at Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Janat Mukwaya has called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to visit Uganda and study youth and women programmes that can be adopted by member states. Speaking at the 4th Session of the Islamic Conference of …
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