Tag Archives: migrant workers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | A total of 146 Ugandan migrant workers, who had been detained in various centers and prisons across Saudi Arabia, have been successfully repatriated following negotiations between the Ugandan and Saudi governments. These efforts are part of a broader program that also includes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rights activists want the government to devise a strong bargaining power to benefit the migrant workers and respond to rampant abuses and unfavorable working conditions. Several Bilateral Labour Agreements-BLA that Uganda has signed with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates-UAE, and Jordan among …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled before Parliament, a bill that seeks to amend the Employment Act, 2006 to provide for recruitment agencies to streamline the process of recruitment of employees for engagement abroad. The Government bill also seeks to introduce a clause on employment of migrant workers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has said that the 100 million Shillings given to it by private external labour recruitment firms as a bank guarantee is not for repatriating the remains of migrant workers. It follows a proposal by the Speaker of Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mariam Mwiza, the Executive Director of Overseas Workers Voice Uganda – OWVU, which advocates for the rights of migrant workers has rejected the speaker’s directive to the Gender, Labour and Social Development committee to investigate the ownership of labor export firms. The Speaker of Parliament, …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | International labor migration has surged in recent years with an increasing number of workers moving across international borders for work. The stock of international migrants increased from 154 million in 1990 to 244 million in 2015 according to a UNDESA report. According to the International Labour …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts from the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) have called on government to offer free legal services to Ugandans, whose rights have been abused while on duty abroad. CEPA proposes that since government collects revenue from exportation of domestic workers, part of the revenue should …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan migrant workers who have recently returned home are cautioning those still seeking job prospects in the Middle East to think twice. Aisha Namawejje, 26, a resident of Kampala recounts how she landed in the hands of human traffickers in 2016, after she was tricked …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government is preparing to repatriate more than 500 Ugandan migrant workers stranded in the Arabian Peninsula countries of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Oman among others. Betty Among Akena, the Minister of Labour says the government is in advanced stages to repatriate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been asked to address the growing level of vulnerabilities amongst Ugandans seeking greener pastures overseas. The call was made by religious leaders during a national prayer service held at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala on Friday to show solidarity with victims and …