All publications: Uganda
Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Private Recruitment Agencies for Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia
This policy brief examines the registration, licensing, and inspection of private recruitment agencies in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia to improve regional migration management. The research, based on studies of Ugandan domestic workers in Saudi...
Registration, licensing, and inspection mechanisms of legislative frameworks for Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia
This policy brief focuses on labour migration in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, analysing the effectiveness of their registration, licensing, and inspection mechanisms for recruitment agencies. The brief identifies that the lack of comprehensive...
ILO Publication
Embracing digital in Uganda
A practical guide for freelancers, digital entrepreneurs and owners of micro and small enterprises.
Assessment of the Legal Frameworks for Access to Complaints and Remedy Procedures by Migrant Workers in and from Kenya and Uganda
This assessment examines the legal and institutional frameworks in Uganda and Kenya, two major origin countries for migrant workers in the East and Horn of Africa region. It evaluates the extent to which their domestic systems uphold migrant...
Assessing the Role of Employers in Improving Labour Migration Governance in Uganda
This report offers an evidence-based guidance and recommendation on how employers contribute to improving the governance of labour migration. It also highlights the growing importance of private employment agencies (PrEAs), many of whom are not yet...
Assessing the Role of Employers in Improving Labour Migration Governance in Uganda
This report offers an evidence-based guidance and recommendation on how employers contribute to improving the governance of labour migration. It also highlights the growing importance of private employment agencies (PrEAs), many of whom are not yet...
Trade for Jobs Uganda
Destination: Pearl of Africa - A market systems analysis with a focus on trade and employment
This market systems analysis (MSA) of Uganda’s tourism sector aims to identify key constraints and opportunities for growth, with a focus on enhancing the livelihoods of local communities and workers in the tourism value chain.
Key Findings from an Assessment of the Ugandan Legal Framework for Access to Complaints and Remedy Procedures by Migrant Workers
This report examines the role of employers in strengthening labour migration governance in Uganda, focusing on the growing emigration of mainly low-skilled female workers to the Middle East and the associated risks of exploitation, irregular...
Lessons Learned report
Responding to Forced Displacement - Lessons from the International Labour Organization’s Engagement in the PROSPECTS Programme
This report provides analysis of ILO programming in contexts of forced displacement and draws on lessons that can inform how the ILO engages under the PROSPECTS Partnership and more widely.
Statistics on Labour Migration in Uganda: A Tool for Data-driven and Evidence-based Policies for Improved Migration Governance
This policy brief emphasises the importance of labour migration data in forming effective, evidence-based migration governance in Uganda. As the country continues to serve as both a source and destination of migrant workers, the need for accurate,...
Trade for Jobs Uganda
Finding the milky way: A market systems analysis with a focus on trade and employment
CAPSA project
Factors and impacts of the trafficking of girls from Karamoja region, Uganda into Kenya
This study is a call to action for governments, NGOs, and communities to address this transnational issue with targeted interventions.
SPARK project's exposure visit report
The Disability Inclusive Rural Transformation (SPARK) project organized exposure visit for representatives from six countries to demonstrate the work done on disability inclusion. The report captures in detail the visit.
Report
Platform work in Uganda: Promoting decent work for all
This report examines the growth and penetration of digital labour platforms across various sectors in Uganda, drawing insights from surveys conducted with 647 workers. The survey encompasses workers in the taxi, delivery, online freelance and...
Trade for Jobs Uganda: Sector selection study
Examining job and export potential in nine sectors
ESG Leadership Essentials: a global training to empower EBMOs
The ILO and ITCILO ACTEMP teams delivered the ESG Leadership Essentials global training.
Report
Scaling up digital wages: Lessons and challenges from India’s enabling environment
Drawing on research and insights from experts and policymakers, this report identifies nine key factors driving the rapid adoption of digital wages in India — ranging from digital ID integration and universal bank access to digitized social benefits...
Workers’ organizations responding to the needs of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
This report explores the role of workers' organizations in supporting refugees and forcibly displaced persons within the framework of the ILO PROSPECTS programme. It highlights the organisations' efforts to promote decent work, non-discrimination,...
A system analysis of the financial market in Uganda and its potential to contribute to sustainable development
As part of the cooperation between the ILO and Sida to enhance the development impact of financing instruments, this publication analyzes supply and demand of financial services, as well as the regulatory and supporting environment affecting...
Mapping the coffee value chain in Uganda
This report presents a value chain mapping and analysis of coffee in Uganda cariied uot in the framework of the CLEAR Supply Chains project. The report is a synthesis of key takeaways from relevant initiatives and research as well as consultation...