By Our Reporters. Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out a sweeping campaign arbitrarily detaining and deporting at least 375 African migrant workers who were seized from their homes in terrifying night-time raids, taken to prison where they were subjected to degrading treatment and other multiple human rights violations. The victims were later…
By Our Reporters. Ugandan government has abolished fees charged on people seeking employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister of Gender, Ms Betty Amongi, said the decision was made by Cabinet on September 27, 2021 at State House Entebbe in a meeting that discussed performance of externalization…
By Our reporter. Voices for Labour (VFL) is a civil society organization founded in April 2020 by a group of passionate Labour activists and Lawyers. The organization was formally incorporated in Uganda on 3rd day of December 2020 as a company limited by guarantee and having no share capital (Not for profit). The formation of…
By Agatha Namirembe. In Uganda most of the work in the house is done by women. This includes cultivation, preparation and cooking of food, cleaning the house, washing and ironing clothes and a lot more. There are three main factors dictating this and these are; Culture, Religion and failure by men to share gender responsibilities….
By Our Reporters. Members of Parliament representing workers and trade union leaders last month put up a spirited “fight” to push for the transfer of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) from the Finance and Economic Planning Ministry to Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry. The Workers MPs struggled in the House and even transferred…
By Dorothy Nekesa. The Uganda Woodball Federation has confirmed participation in the 2nd Africa Woodball Championship that will be held in Kenya. The event is organized by the Africa Woodball Federation and will run from November 3rd to 8th, 2021 at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi. At this year’s summitt,…
By Our Reporter. Uganda gained her independence on October 9th, 1962. Since 1894 she was a British protectorate that was put together from some very organized kingdoms and chieftaincies that inhabited the lake regions of central Africa. At independence, Dr. Milton Apollo Obote, also leader of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) became the first Prime…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed money laundering claims against tough talking South Sudan’s Cabinet Affairs Minister Dr Martin Elia Lomuro. The ruling automatically lifted a freeze order on the Ministers’ account at the Nairobi branch of the Kenyan Cooperative Bank and Juba, frozen on June 4 2021 upon…
By Daniel Bakalangudde. The 15th International Conference on ICT for Education, Training & Skills Development, which will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 11 – 13 May, 2022. A unique event, Africa’s largest conference and exhibition on technology supported learning and skills development, eLearning Africa is a network of experts, professionals and investors, committed to…