Tag Archives: Betty Amongi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi has affirmed that savings in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) are safe. Musasizi made this assurance as he appeared before the Committee on Finance alongside the Minister for Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled before Parliament, a bill that seeks to amend the Employment Act, 2006 to provide for recruitment agencies to streamline the process of recruitment of employees for engagement abroad. The Government bill also seeks to introduce a clause on employment of migrant workers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has pledged its commitment to ensuring that child labour is eliminated by 2025.  The recently released 2021 National Labour Force Survey (NLFS), by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), indicated that 6.2 million (40%) of children aged 5 -17 years were in child …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Delegation, on behalf of Africa member states, has asked the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach for the successful implementation of its new strategy on skills and lifelong learning. The Minister of Gender, Labour & Social Development Betty Amongi, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Northern Uganda Youth Representative, Boniface Okot has in a motion supported by Members of Parliament urged government to calibrate all its interventions to uplift the life of youths in the country. Ahead of the National Youth Day celebrations in Gulu on Friday, 12 August 2022, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started a process to ensure that Ugandans employed in the Middle East get similar terms of employment as their counterparts from other countries. This is after it was revealed that the earnings and workload for Ugandans especially those working as house maids …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing nurses and midwives strike is illegal. This is according to the Ministry of Public Service. The ministry’s declaration comes after nurses and midwives under their union, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council on Tuesday laid down their tools due to government’s failure to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some foreign investors in the country say they are ignorant of labor laws of Uganda and hence set exploitative regulations to govern their employees. This was revealed by the Minister for Gender, Labor and Social Development, Betty Amongi while addressing the press at the Uganda Media …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An unidentified Chinese national was arrested on Wednesday for blocking the Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister, Betty Amongi from inspecting the working conditions of employees at the Namanve based Sunbelt industries. The minister was conducting a routine inspection of the working conditions in factories within …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Gender, Labour and Social Development Committee has queried the inconsistent funding for the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE), saying that this impedes the effective running of the programme and the general welfare of the beneficiaries. The committee demanded that the Ministry of Finance provides …