Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development seeks to tighten its grip on external labour export companies in fresh regulations for the recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers. Titled, “The Employment (Recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers) Regulations 2021 Statutory Instrument 47 of 2021”, the regulation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has accredited seven laboratories to test migrant workers for Covid-19. The selected laboratories are MBN Laboratory, MAIA Group labs, Makerere University hospital, Test and Fly and City Medicals Laboratory. Others are Same Day Lab and Safari Laboratory (at Entebbe Airport). Last …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officers at Entebbe International Airport removed 40 migrant workers a board Qatar Airways flight before take off over fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. The migrant workers all under Premier Recruitment Ltd, had already boarded the Qatar Airways aircraft but were asked to disembark from the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for labour, employment and industrial relations Mwesigwa Rukutana has said that there are plans to include a document processing fee that will be applied on candidates seeking jobs abroad. Rukutana told Members of Parliament on Wednesday during plenary chaired by Speaker Rebecca …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the Ministry of Gender Labor and Social development to brief Parliament on the plight of stranded migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. Kadaga’s decision followed the presentation of a matter of national importance by the Bugabula South MP …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labor and Social Development committee of parliament has faulted government for surrendering its obligations to monitor the safety of migrant workers to private entities. This is contained in the report produced by the Committee chaired by Alex Ndeezi that scrutinized the status of …
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