All resources: Uganda

Empowering Migrant Workers: Achieving Results for the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund

Establishing a comprehensive strategy for the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund

Enhanced Coordination for Improved Labour Migration Governance in East and Horn of Africa

A series of National Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings on labour migration

ILO's support in East African summit yields commitments for improved refugee inclusion

Member States of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Partner States of the East African Community (EAC) came together to sign the Munyonyo Declaration, committing to durable solutions for refugees in the East and Horn of...

Pioneering the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund

An Inter-Governmental Consultative Workshop for Drafting the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund Bill

Advancing Skills Development and Migration: Fostering Collaboration for Positive Impact in Kenya

Skills development within the context of labour migration

From Data to Action: Accelerating Labour Market and Migration Initiatives in Djibouti

Identifying existing strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities within the country's data collection and analysis frameworks

Microwork and Gig Economy in Uganda - validation workshop and social dialogue

The ILO brought together government, private sector actors and social partners to discuss findings of its exploratory assessment of the microwork and gig economy in Uganda and gathered recommendations on how to improve digital skills training and...

Identifying productive strategies for inclusion and economic empowerment in the eradication and prevention of child labour in Uganda:...

Through a systems approach, the study carries out a mapping of the tea and coffee supply chains in Uganda, highlighting key interventions to promote productive inclusion and economic empowerment strategies aimed at tackling the root causes of child...

Mapping and assessment of multi-stakeholder Child labour Monitoring Systems (CLMS) in Uganda - Districts of mBale, Hoima, Kabarole, Buikwe...

Through the mapping and assessment of the existing CLMS in Uganda, the study contributes to the formulation of innovative approaches to strengthen, improve and scale up existing child labour monitoring mechanisms at the national as well as district...

Global Synthesis Report

Executive Summary: Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice

This is an executive summary of ILO PROSPECTS' baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan

Policy brief

ILO Youth Country Briefs: Uganda

This analytical Brief summarises youth labour markets, the impact of COVID-19 on youth employment, and the school-to-work transition in Uganda and its evolution in recent years. It identifies where youth labour market outcomes indicate recovery and...

Press Release: A Technical Tripartite Workshop on formulating Skills Partnerships for Labour Migration in the East and Horn of Africa...

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) programme, is organising a Technical Tripartite Workshop on formulating skills partnerships for labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa...

With Uganda embracing digital transformation of jobs, stakeholders gather to discuss opportunities and challenges

The ILO brought together government, private sector actors and social partners to discuss findings of its exploratory assessment of the microwork and gig economy in Uganda and gathered recommendations on how to improve digital skills training and...

Webinar on reducing informality in forced displacement contexts

ILO supports formalization of enterprises and workers in forced displacement contexts

The ILO organized a knowledge sharing event to discuss ongoing interventions to reduce informality in forced displacement contexts with the goal to promote decent work and sustainable enterprises

Global Synthesis Report

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice

A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan

Social Finance Brief: RUFI's journey in serving refugees and host communities in South Sudan and Uganda

In this brief, focusing on “Making Finance Work for Refugees”, Social Finance documents the experience of the Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI) in South Sudan and Uganda. RUFI aims to provide financial services to rural entrepreneurs to improve their...

Meaningful youth engagement

Refugee and host community youth call for more than a ‘seat at the table’ at UN Youth Forum

The ILO, UNHCR and UNICEF organized a side-event on the margins of the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023 where refugee and host community youth advocated for a greater say in issues that affect them.

From Education to Empowerment: How McLeod Russel Uganda Limited is Supporting the Fight Against Child Labour in the Tea Industry

McLeod Russel Uganda Limited (MRUL) is a tea growing, manufacturing, and exporting established in Uganda. The company owns six tea estates in the country: Bugambe and Kisaru Tea Estates in Kikuube District, Muzizi Tea Estate in Kagadi District,...

Our impact, their voices

Apprenticeship programme in Uganda helps youth find decent work

An ILO Prospect apprenticeship programme trains youth in rural environment enabling them earn a living with decent work. Watch the story of Alma Gladys, a young mother who became carpenter in Uganda.

Digital Technology: A Game Changer in the Fight Against Child Labour in Uganda's Agriculture Sector

To support the design of financial services coupled with non-financial productive and welfare services in selected agricultural supply chains. The project integrates child-sensitive measures in financial services to reduce the risk of child labour...