By Sam Ssali Kiggundu – Senior Trade Union Instructor. Child labour include all work which by its nature or the conditions under which it is carried out, harms, abuses or exploits the child or deprives the child of care, education, proper physical and social well being and the right to good health. Determinants of child…
By Hon. Agnes Kunihira. Women from different trade unions have been equipped with skills in production of different economic products so as to improve performance ,increase on specialized income generating activities among women and improve the livelihoods in the labour movement My major focus has been to engage women in the labour movement in activities…
By Stephen Ouma Bwire. Former Sports State Minister and Workers Member of Parliament Hon Charles Bakkabulindi has said Uganda’s achievements at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is a result of his long term sports development programs . He said when he was Sports Minister he worked with the National Council of Sports (NCS) and National…
By Clement Wangira. A total of 1,039 ghost names have been unearthed on the nurses’ payroll under the Ministry of Health administered by the Public Service Ministry . The names were discovered August this year after government released payment of lunch allowances for nurses. Information available at Public Service Ministry indicates that a total of…
By Agatha Namirembe. Trade unions remain a force to be reckoned with in Uganda and that they deliver benefits to their members, particularly those who work in the public sector. This calls for plans ofthe most dramatic shift in conditions for employees including improving working conditions and the general welfare of workers if they are…
By Clement Wangira. Workers Members of Parliament – elect Dr. Abdulhu Byakatonda has raised alarm over the increased reports of violation on rights of female journalists at work places Millions of workers have no social protection and engage in survival activities. Salary inequality between male employees and their female counterparts is increasing, this calls for…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Mr Francis Atwoli has once again lambasted Kenya’s Deputy President of nine years Mr William Ruto saying he should never be allowed to President of Kenya. Mr Atwoli was speaking last month as chief guest at opening of East African journalists…
By Clement Wangira. UK-based Mobile operator Africell one of the players in the telecommunication industry, has announced that it is closing shop in Uganda. They will cease operations in the country in October 2021. According to an internal memo to staff , the company will wind up business on 7, 2021, and the employees have…
By Clement Wangira. Majority of the young people joining the labour market have less knowledge on their labour rights and have less ability to defend violation of their labour rights Public Service International is now mentoring young trade union leaders from public service unions by building their skills and competences to represent others and advocate…
By Stephen Ouma Bwire in Nairobi. Leaders of journalists’ trade unions and associations from Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, who are affiliated to the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), attended the Eastern Africa Journalists Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28th – 29th June…