The Ugandan government has cancelled licenses of a number of labour recruitment companies for reportedly engaging in human trafficking and other illegal activities. In a statement to the public, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development says that pursuant to regulation 19 (c), (f) of the Employment (Recruitment of Ugandan
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dfcu bank has officially announced Mathias Katamba (in featured photo) as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing retiring Juma Kisaame. Katamba, who recently quit Housing Finance Bank as Managing Director will officially start work at dfcu on January 2, 2019, according to a statement dated October31, 2018 issued by Dr.
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Certificate of Good Conduct is that document that is given out by the Police Directorate of INTERPOL and International Relations. It’s given to those seeking employment abroad and at home. According to Police, for one to acquire the certificate of good conduct, you should have a valid identity document; say
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Middle East Consultants Ltd (MECL), Uganda’s leading labour recruitment and exporting agency has revealed that it will soon start exporting Ugandans to China for lucrative jobs. This was revealed by MECL Managing Director, Gordon Mugyenyi in an exclusive interview with Business Focus at the sidelines of the National Symposium and
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Abdul Katumba, 36, was a boda boda rider in Kampala. He could only manage to feed his family from his tiresome job, leaving him with a number of financial issues. He couldn’t continue with this situation lest he would die a poor man! When opportunity knocked, he couldn’t resist grabbing
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Government has released the latest list of licensed private recruitment companies licensed by the Ministry Of Gender, Labor and Social Development. There are over 100 private recruitment companies licensed by government as at 20th September, 2018. The list has been published by the coordination office, ministry of internal affairs for prevention
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Kenya based telecom giant, Safaricom been named as the best employer in Africa and 67th in the world by Forbes business magazine that ranked 500 publicly-traded companies from 60 countries, the Daily Nation reports. The annual Forbes Global 2000 list, now in its 16th edition, puts second best employer in
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One person can easily transform a family and a village at large. This is exactly what Kakooza Zedi, a resident of Ndejje is doing. In his youthful age, Kakooza took up the opportunity when it presented itself; he was a driver at Middle East Consultants Ltd (MECL), but the company
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The African Development Bank’s Fund for African Private Sector Assistance has provided funds totaling nearly US $2 million to its Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative. FAPA, of which the Government of Japan is a major donor, along with the Austrian Government and the African Development Bank, will contribute $923,570
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The decision by Erick Kigula, a resident of Kitemu village in Wakiso district and a Primary School Teacher by profession to go for greener pastures in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is beginning to pay off. The future looked murky for him and his young family, a thing that prompted
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