By Our Reporters. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) held a national validation stakeholders workshop on October 13 -15, 2021 that discussed a media toolkit on “Reporting on Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment at K Hotels, Entebbe. Participants included United Nations Human Rights Country office, International Migration Organisation (IMO), Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development…
By Our Reporters. The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has been criticized for calling off job interviews in which Ugandans felt they were systematically unfairly edged out of the jobs by some partners states. In a statement issued last month the Secretariat’s media unit said the interviews that had been scheduled could not take off…
By Yawe Araphat. A section of Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and fishing community have disagreed on the withdrawal of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) from Lake Edward, Lake George and other water bodies. The leaders under the Lake Edward, Lake George and Kazinga Channel Association Fishers led by the…
By Clement Wangira in Masaka. The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impact on the livelihoods with overall productivity being affected in both formal and informal sector as businesses continued to close with several workers losing jobs. Trade Union leaders are now urging government to start thinking on how to recover and rebuild the economy as…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta could be pushing the country into unfamiliar waters after he vowed to defy the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the boundary dispute with Somalia. The United Nations has threatened sanctions on the East African country. Mr Kenyatta has dismissed the ruling in favour of…
By Sam Ssali Kiggundu Senior Trade Union Instructor. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK Article 40 clause 2 of the constitution of the republic of Uganda 1995 as amended stipulates that, “every person in Uganda has the right to practice his or her profession and to carry on any lawful occupations, trade or business”. The constitution also guarantees…
By Stephen Ouma Bwire in Nairobi. Kenya Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has called on the media in the Eastern African region to always remain ethical and responsible in execution of their duties without fear or favour and to always seek the truth. He said countries in the Eastern African region are signatory …
By Zurah Nakabugo. Workers have been advised to form and join Cooperatives in order to fight poverty in their homes since it helps them borrow money at low interest rates than banks, which leads to economic development. “I encourage all workers in Uganda, to form Cooperatives, which can help them borrow money at low interest…
The Minti Motorsport- sponsored driver, co-driven by his long serving navigator Tim Jessop in VW Polo R5, led the three-day Mountain Gorilla rally right from day one to the end. Tundo beat fellow countryman Karan Patel, who was driving same class of car Ford Fiesta R5, by just 14.4seconds. “It’s amazing being an African champion,though…
By Our Correspondent in Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior on September 3, 2021 called upon the media not to circulate or disseminate any information not published by the relevant authorities. It claimed that the deportation of African workers was carried out in accordance with established legal procedures. Moreover, this was…