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Kenya

Private employment agencies in EHoA establish a Regional confederation to advance fair recruitment

The establishment of a regional confederation of private employment agencies from six East and Horn of Africa countries to promote fair recruitment, strengthen cooperation and enhance migrant worker protection.

Labour migration and free movement

Beyond the headlines: ILO and IGAD strengthen media professionals’ skills to report on regional integration, free movement of persons and...

Journalists across the IGAD region have strengthened their skills to report on labour migration, free movement and regional integration with greater accuracy, evidence and a stronger focus on migrant workers’ rights and dignity.

Assessment of Private Recruitment Agencies (PrEAs) in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda

This report assesses the regulation and operation of Private Recruitment Agencies in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda, examining recruitment practices, oversight systems and key challenges affecting migrant workers. It provides recommendations to...

Article

Employment-intensive fish farming creates green jobs in Uganda

With ILO support, a fish farming group in Isingiro District is demonstrating how employment-intensive nature-based solutions can create jobs, strengthen community cooperation and protect wetland ecosystems.

News

African tripartite partners advance policy pathways for decent work in displacement at regional meeting

The International Labour Organization along with governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations discussed more inclusive labour markets benefiting refugees and host communities during a regional forum.

News

PROSPECTS Africa Forum launches regional dialogue on decent work and forced displacement

The three-day regional forum brings together governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, regional institutions and development partners to advance policy solutions that expand decent work opportunities for refugees and host communities.

Uganda strengthens rural livelihoods to help prevent child labour in coffee-growing communities

Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) supported by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project are helping coffee-growing households diversify their incomes, strengthen their financial resilience and reduce the economic pressures that contribute to child...

Factsheet

PROSPECTS Partnership Uganda: Expanding Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities

This factsheet outlines how the PROSPECTS Partnership is supporting Uganda’s progressive refugee response by expanding opportunities for refugees and host communities. It focuses on turning inclusive policies into practical results through...

Factsheet

ILO PROSPECTS: Results at a glance

This “Results at a Glance” factsheet presents key figures from the overall PROSPECTS Partnership, highlighting its reach, achievements and contribution to longer-term solutions for forcibly displaced persons and host communities. It summarizes ILO’s...

Labour market inclusion for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons

Uganda: Governance frameworks for inclusive access to labour markets

This brief is part of the series 'Labour market inclusion for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons' produced by the International Labour Organization.

Report

From experience to opportunity: Unlocking skills through RPL

This report presents the outcomes of the Regional Training and Experience-Sharing Workshop on RPL, held in Nairobi, Kenya, under the framework of the PROSPECTS partnership and the ILO’s Global Skills Programme.

East and Horn of Africa Labour Attachés Strengthen Capacity to Advance Rights-Based Labour Migration Agreements

Strengthening the capacity of Labour Attachés and Consular Officials from the East and Horn of Africa to negotiate, implement, and monitor rights based bilateral labour migration agreements and better protect migrant workers in Gulf destination...

Child Labour

Uganda strengthens community response to child labour

In Kalungu District, the CLEAR Supply Chains has successfully supported and strengthened an informal child protection structure to identify, monitor and resolve child labour in coffee producing communities. A total of 122 para-social workers were...

Assessment of the registration, licensing and inspection mechanisms of private employment agencies in Uganda

This policy brief reviews the registration, licensing, and inspection system for private employment agencies in Uganda and assesses how effectively it supports fair recruitment and migrant worker protection. It points to important progress in the...

News

National dialogue in Uganda discusses decent work in the platform economy

With support from the ILO PROSPECTS programme, the National Organisation of Trade Unions convened a national dialogue in Kampala to strengthen workers’ representation and support social dialogue on decent work in the platform economy.

Article

ILO-supported skills recognition initiative in Uganda opens pathways to decent work for refugees and host communities

An ILO-supported initiative in Uganda is helping refugees and host community members transform informally acquired skills into nationally recognized qualifications, improving access to employment, enterprise opportunities and economic inclusion.

Executive summary

Closing the gap: Labour rights, documentation and decent work for refugee and host community youth in Uganda

This executive summary presents key findings from the ILO PROSPECTS Programme consultation on labour rights, documentation barriers, and decent work opportunities for refugee and host community youth in Uganda. Drawing on evidence from Nakivale,...

Social Protection

Uganda advances towards a rights-based social protection system

With support from the ILO, tripartite constituents and civil society organizations chart a reform agenda aligned with international social security standards.

Child Labour

Community-based child labour monitoring and remediation in Uganda

Child labour is a major challenge in Uganda’s rural coffee-growing communities, driven by poverty, household vulnerability, limited access to services, and weak education and protection systems. The CLEAR Supply Chains project – led by the...

Uganda

Child labour in Uganda: Trends and drivers, 2012-2021