By James Wafula in Nairobi. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced to the nation a 12% increase on Kenya’s Sh17,000 minimum wage. He made the announcement during his Labour Day speech at the Nyayo National Stadium on May1st, 2022, noting that the change takes effect immediately.. This is after Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General…
By Our Correspondent in Dar es salaam. Tanzania’s President on April 30, 2022st, 2022 appPoved a nearly 25% increase in the minimum wage, marking a departure from the policies of her autocratic predecessor amid protests about the high cost of living. President Samia Suluhu Hassan decided on an increase of 23.3%, while also increasing the…
By Hon Margaret Rwabushaija. Trade unions play a critical role in the global economy on the fight against poverty International Labour Organization ( ILO) estimates, 1.39 billion workers worldwide almost half of the world’s total workforce, and nearly 60 per cent of the workers in the developing countries do not earn enough to lift themselves…
By Hon Agnes Kunihira Female Workers MP. The right to freedom of expression is a cornerstone in the enjoyment of other human rights in any country. It is indispensable in the formation of public opinion as it is closely related to other rights, including the right to information, the right to public participation, freedom of…
By Our Reporters. Uganda Professional Science Teachers have castigated Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) leadership for trustrating progressive efforts for effecting descent pay for teachers in the country. The development comes after a May 9, 2022 countrywide Industrial action announced by Uganda Professional Science Teachers Union (UPSTU). In a strong worded statement UPSTU said UNATU…
By Yawe Araphat. Uganda Liberal Teachers Union (ULITU) has demanded for a living wage enacted by government as one of the ways to alleviate growing economic constraints faced by professionals in the Education sector. In a May 17, 2022 Press Statement dubbed “The Ongoing Economic Crisis and Voltaire Situation in the Teaching Fraternity over Salary…
By Our Reporter. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the crude assault on media freedom by authorities in Somaliland, who this month brought contradictory and unsubstantiated criminal charges against journalists Mohamed Abdi Mohamed of MM Somali TV, Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein of Horn Cable TV and Abdirahman Ali Khalif of Gobonnimo TV. In detention…
By Our Reporter. IndustriALL National Women Committee Uganda (IMWC) held a conference on May7, 2022 to campaign for fast – tracking on ratification of Convention 190 and recommendation 209 on violence and harassment in the world of work. The conference was attended by leaders from National Organisation of Trade Unions, Central Organisation of Free Trade…
By Our Reporters. The power struggle within the National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) heightened this month as the federation held a leadership workshop where top officials survived narrowly a coup d’état”. NOTU affiliates’ Chairpersons and General Secretaries, federation’s Executive board and four Workers Members of Parliament attended a three – day residential workshop from…
By Usher Wilson Owere. Your Excellency, everybody will appreciate that you have heavily invested in human capital Development. There is a school in each Sub Country in this Country. You have increased support for the teaching of sciences/STEM subjects. For the first time in this country, TVET education has become free. You have also heavily…