Minister Amongi (second left) with Ugandan girls at the EKAL facility in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and authorities in Saudi Arabia have agreed to set up a joint technical committee to monitor the safety and well-being of Ugandan migrant workers. This
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Agnes Igoye, coordinator of anti-Human Trafficking at Ministry of Internal Affairs Three people from Nansana municipality in Wakiso district are in trouble for operating an illegal labour recruiting agency. The trio was picked up in a joint operation by officers from the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID. Agnes Igoye, the Senior
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One of the guests (L) interacts with a UBL representative during the career fair Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has reiterated its commitment to inclusion and diversity by setting a target of 10% of all new hires being Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). The commitment was announced by Suleiman Ngondi, UBL’s Sustainability
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Copy of shortlisted applicants Police in Bududa district are holding two job seekers over forgery. The two, Micheal Wamula Wamanga and Julius Wafula were arrested from Bududa service commission after a tip by the service commission officials. It was alleged that the two presented themselves for interviews with documents which
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Migrant workers leaving Entebbe International Airport The ministry for Kampala and metropolitan affairs is to recruit 5,000 youth to work in the Arab world by end of year in the new arrangement. Uganda has one of the highest population growth rates globally with more than 78% of its population below
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Migrant workers at Entebbe International Airport 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”,
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Imagine this: The sound of people working is constantly punctuated by the screech-and-scratch of dot matrix printers and the beeping of fax machines. Mobile phones are only just becoming popular, and are not yet smart. In fact, professionals are more likely to engage in a quick game of Snake than
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A number of Ugandans are increasingly seeking jobs abroad The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended flights from Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. The move has thrown Uganda's over 200 labour 'externalisation' companies in crisis as most of their
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The 42 Ugandans leaving Uganda for Qatar jobs Premier Recruitment Ltd, a labour externalization Company Tuesday flagged off 42 Ugandans for airport jobs in Qatar. According to the company, these are part of 120 candidates who did interviews in April 2021. The 42 Ugandans mainly youth will leave Uganda at exactly
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URA head offices in Nakawa, Kampala 663 job opportunities are up for grabs at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the tax body has announced. The new advertisement with more job offers is an amendment of the jobs advert URA ran on 12th April, 2021. URA has encouraged fresh graduates to participate, saying the
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