Hadijah Nannyomo (in featured photo) has been appointed Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) Africa effective 1 July 2019. In August 2012 she moved to Ernst & Young Kenya to develop Customs and Excise service offerings in the East African region. Nannyomo is currently the East Africa cluster leader for
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Domestic workers (housemaids) are on high demand especially in Middle East countries. While a domestic worker earns an average of Shs100, 000 per month in Uganda, the same worker earns an average of Shs900, 000 per month in the Middle East countries. But a worker in the Middle East is
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If you are a frequent user of taxi-hailing apps in Nairobi, Mr Samuel Gachini, who is almost completing his doctorate, is arguably the most educated driver you will ever meet. Mr Gachini (in featured photo), who is pursuing a PhD in business administration, is among the growing list of young
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The Government of Uganda is seeking for Shs5bn to help in streamlining the externalization of labour. This was revealed by Peace Mutuuzo, Minister of State for Gender and Culture Affairs, who asked Parliament to consider allocating Shs5bn annually to the Department of Employment Services. This is after many concerns were
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Premier Recruitment Ltd, Uganda’s fast growing labour hiring and exporting agency has positioned itself to help Ugandans cash in on the 80,000 jobs available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This follows revelation by Janat B. Mukwaya , Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development that the Government of Uganda
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Ministry of Energy staff are increasingly quitting opting for lucrative jobs in better paying companies. According to Robert Kasande (in featured photo), the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Energy, this trend (of staff quitting) has left the Ministry’s staffing levels at only 30%. He made the remarks while appearing before
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Middle East Consultants Ltd (MECL), one of Uganda’s leading labour recruitment and exporting agencies today flagged off about 100 youth to Abu Dhabi for Oil & Gas related jobs. After the final preparation session that was attended by the relatives and friends of the candidates at MECL offices in Muyenga, the
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By Hon. Janat B. Mukwaya (HAJAT), Minister Of Gender, Labour and Social Development You may recall that Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, started the programme of labour externalization in 2005 with the purpose of reducing the unemployment burden. This has been implemented under
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Ugandan Supervisor based in Saudi Arabia has spoken out on the situation of Ugandan domestic workers (housemaids) in the Middle East Country. Ahmed Sharif Nsamba, who is attached to Ingaz Recruitment Company based in Saudi Arabia, says he is supervising Ugandan workers for four recruitment companies in Uganda; he is
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External labour recruitment companies under their umbrella organization, the Uganda Association of Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) have said human traffickers are spoiling image of genuine and regulated agencies. UAERA says Ugandans who are trafficked to different countries in the Middle East don’t go through legitimate agencies that are licensed by Ministry
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