Uganda’s labour externalization industry is increasingly becoming organized in a move aimed at weeding out unscrupulous dealers that promote acts of human trafficking and fraud. Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA), an umbrella body that brings together over 150 labour recruitment and exporting agencies has been at the forefront
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The Idea of externalizing labor in developing countries was born as a result of high levels of unemployment especially among the employable unemployed youth. In Uganda, a number of labour recruiting companies that are licensed and monitored by Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Development have in recent years been
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Labour recruitment and export companies have rejected the demand by government through Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development that they submit their 2017/18 bank statements for verification. In a letter dated 5th June 2019 to all external labour recruitment companies obtained by Business Focus, Pius Bigirimana, the Permanent Secretary
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Uganda’s total labour force increased from 8.8 million people in 2012/13 to 10 million people in 2016/17, government has revealed. According to the Background to the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019/20 released by Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, unemployment declined from 12 to 9 percent over the same
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The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has appointed Benson Turamye as its new Executive Director. “Mr.Benson Turamye has been appointed as the new PPDA Executive Director,” PPDA posted on its official facebook page on Monday afternoon. Turamye has been the Acting Executive Director since 2017 after
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Denis Kibukamusoke (in featured photo) has resigned his lucrative job as Head Consumer Banking at dfcu bank. He is joining another financial institution that hasn’t been revealed. Rukh-Shana Namuyimba, the Communication Manager at dfcu Bank says Miranda Bageine Musoke, the Head Personal Banking will in the meantime act in the
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In an effort to fight the high levels of unemployment in the country, Premier Recruitment Ltd, a labour hiring agency is increasingly securing lucrative jobs for Ugandans in Middle East countries. Under Ruparelia Group of Companies, Premier Recruitment on Tuesday sent more 14 girls to work as domestic workers in
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At least 12,000 people have applied for jobs in the revived national carrier, Uganda Airlines. The revelation was made by David Kakuba, the Executive Director of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) yesterday while appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure to present the 2019/2020 Ministerial Policy Statement for the Works
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Premier Recruitment Ltd, Uganda’s fast-growing labour recruitment company has sent its third batch of five Ugandan ladies (in featured photo) to work as domestic workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in a space of less than two months. They left Entebbe International Airport for the Middle East country on Tuesday. The
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Dr. Chris Mukiza (in featured photo Right) has been appointed the new Executive Director of Uganda Bureau Of Statistics (UBOS). According to a press statement issued by UBOS, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija appointed Mukiza on the recommendation of UBOS Board. His appointment took effect
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