Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopia has lifted a ban on domestic workers moving overseas after passing a new law to guard against ill-treatment, a government official said Thursday. Africa’s second-most populous country instituted the ban five years ago following reports of abuse, and complaints that employment agencies lured Ethiopians …
Read More »El Salvador urges Qatar to employ nationals facing US deportation
Doha, Qatar | AFP | El Salvador wants some of its 200,000 nationals facing potential deportation from the United States to be recruited by Qatar, the central American country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Speaking on a visit to the Gulf state — one of the world’s richest countries which …
Read More »Uber loses employment rights case in Britain
London, United Kingdom | AFP | US ride-hailing company Uber on Friday lost its appeal against a landmark court ruling in Britain that would give drivers the right to paid holidays and the national minimum wage. The London employment tribunal upheld an October 2016 judgment in a case that is …
Read More »UK Labour mobilises to push Corbyn into power
Brighton, United Kingdom | AFP | In a former church, 40-odd activists are learning how to become effective frontline troops in the battle to sweep Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn into power. “The next campaign is already going on,” said 19-year-old Connor Hodgson-Brunniche, a student at York University, who came down …
Read More »Japan’s ‘highway doctor’ does checkup on ageing roads
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | As Japan takes on the mammoth task of upgrading its capital’s outdated roads and infrastructure, a local “highway doctor” is betting that its 3-D technology can led a hand. Tokyo’s sprawling maze of ageing expressways, measuring 320 kilometres (or 200 miles) in length, have long been …
Read More »Uganda workers union blasts govt over dress code
Ugandan workers body blasts government over strict dress code rules Kampala, Uganda| Godfrey Ssali | The National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) has criticized the move by the Ministry of Public Service to issue a strict dress code for non-uniformed officers in the Public Service. According to the Chairman General …
Read More »UK Labour leader Corbyn will ‘try to force early election’
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to “try to force an early general election” after Prime Minster Theresa May lost her parliamentary majority, in an interview published Saturday. Corbyn’s Labour Party outperformed expectations in this month’s election, turning what was predicted to be …
Read More »Uganda elected to the International Labour Organisation governing body
Geneva, Switzerland| MIN OF GENDER L S| Uganda has been voted onto the governing body of International Labour Organisation for the period 2017-2020. This election by the 106th International Labour Conference in Geneva on Monday June 12, 2017 follows Uganda’s earlier nomination by the Africa Group at the African Union …
Read More »May ministers hold ‘secret talks’ with Labour to force soft Brexit
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Senior ministers in Britain’s Conservative government and members of the main opposition Labour Party have held secret talks to ensure a soft Brexit, The Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, the talks — which are said to involve some of the …
Read More »Fighting abuse of Uganda’s labour abroad
Lillian Keene-Mugerwa is the managing director of International Employment Linkages (IEL). She spoke to the Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about externalization of labour as a solution to Uganda’s unemployment. What key elements encompass your management philosophy? The whole issue in management waters down to value because even if you are …
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