Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Women are steadily entering Uganda’s blue-collar labour market in search of income and economic independence, but entrenched gender norms, limited access to finance and weak labour protections continue to slow their progress, according to a new labour market study by BrighterMonday Uganda. The report, launched …
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As caps flew in celebration at Makerere University, a quieter question lingered in the air: where will these graduates work? COMMENT | SHARIFA NAMATOVU | An estimated 700,000 people enter Uganda’s labour market every year, and as Makerere University held its 76th graduation ceremony recently, about 9,000 more young Ugandans …
Read More »87% of youths are in insecure, unsafe informal jobs: EPRC research
Over 400,000 youths enter the labour force to compete for 9,000 jobs annually Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cash crop production, light manufacturing, construction, agro-processing, wholesale and retail trade, financial services, insurance, transport and tourism, have been identified as key sectors that need intentional support to create large scale job opportunities …
Read More »Kampala capital city ministry plunges into labour export
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry for Kampala and metropolitan affairs is set to recruit 5,000 youth to work in the Arab world by end of year in the new arrangement. Uganda has one of the highest population growth rates globally with more than 78% of its population below …
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