Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Member of Parliament for Kilak North County, Anthony Akol, has asked Parliament to direct the Minister for Internal Affairs to clarify on the regulations in place pertaining to labour export. According to Akol, the minister, while addressing the media recently, said every labour export company …
Read More »Gov’t tightens grip on external labour companies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development seeks to tighten its grip on external labour export companies in fresh regulations for the recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers. Titled, “The Employment (Recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers) Regulations 2021 Statutory Instrument 47 of 2021”, the regulation …
Read More »Gov’t names eight banned labour export companies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has named eight labour export companies whose licenses have been cancelled. Internal Affairs ministry revealed the names of the companies after a meeting with officials from the Ministry of Gender in an attempt to save Ugandans who are being trafficked by unscrupulous labour …
Read More »Deputy Speaker demands status report on labour export
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has tasked the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development to give a detailed status of the exportation of domestic workers abroad. Parliament was on Thursday debating the exportation of Ugandan domestic workers to the Middle East following a matter of national importance raised …
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