By Daniel Bakalangudde. Uganda Scientists , Researchers and Allied Workers’ Union (USRAWU) held their elective delegates conference on November 27, 2021 at Jevine Hotel in Kampala. Delegates from different regions of the country deliberated on the challenges encountered as a result of Covid-19 pandemic now ravaging the country. National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) Chairman…
By Hon Charles Bakkabulindi, Workers MP. Social security is defined by the ILO as ” the protection that a society provides to individuals and households to ensure access to health care and to guarantee income security, particularly in cases of old age, unemployment sickness, invalidity, work injury, maternity or loss of a bread winner” Social…
By Agatha Namirembe Arembe. The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines a domestic as “a wage earner working in a private household, under whatever method and period of remuneration, who may be employed by one or several employers who receive no pecuniary gain from this work”. The domestic worker (household helper or domestic aid) includes any…
By John Oketcho. Uganda has a new Industrial Policy that provides the groundwork for pro-competitive policies towards sustainable industrialisation. The 2021 Industrial Policy, developed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, provides direction to Uganda’s future industrialisation efforts. It is hoped that this new policy if successfully implemented, shall lay the foundation of a…
By Our Reporter. Workers have welcomed the passing of the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which among other things will provide midterm access to the contributors and also remove restrictions on access for voluntary savings. This follows the November 24, 2021 stormy debate on report of the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social…
By James Wafula in Nairob. The Co-operative Bank of Kenya is struggling to recover part of Sh287.42 million loans it received from the Treasury. The bank received the cash for on-lending to government projects, according to the latest disclosures on the country’s debt status. The bank, Kenya’s fourth-largest by market share, was among six privately-owned…
By Our Reporters. IndustriALL Labour unions on November 24, 2021 organized a one – day conference to commemorate Africa Industrialization Day at Hotel, Africana, Kampala. The event conducted under the theme “ Trade Union approaches and engagement on African Industrialization and sustainable development, was attended by Labour unions, employers and government officials. Topics for discussion …
By Our Reporter. The Speaker of Uganda Parliament, Hon. Jacob Oulanyah, has called on government agencies to focus their research studies and recommendations on the plight of the common man. He said a number of reports presented by agencies to Parliament do not adequately capture the concerns and issues affecting Ugandans in rural areas especially…
By Our Reporter. Uganda Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny – Dolly has said the enactment of the Administration of the Judiciary Act, 2020, now makes it a requirement that the Judiciary annual performance report is aligned to the financial year than the calendar year. He said the inaugural report is in line with Section 39 (1)…
By Our Reporters. China will not take Entebbe International airport over the dubious $200m Uganda government owes the Export and Import Merchant (EXIM) bank, officials said. The Attorney General Mr Kiryowa Kiwanuka said government has already made plans on how the Chinese loan for expansion of Entebbe airport, would be repaid within the stipulated loan…