Charles Engola, Minister of State for Labour, Employment, and Industrial Relations said that there is an urgent need for a law with a regulatory and monitoring mechanism to ensure that external laborers from Uganda work under favorable conditions.
Joseph Ssewungu Gonzaga, the Kalungu County West representative said that the decision to pay science teachers in exclusion of arts teachers is discriminatory and contravenes provision of Article 102b of the Constitution.
A URN reporter in Fort portal spontaneously visited some factories in the area to establish the conditions within which workers are operating. He established that laws were being flouted especially in tea factories and wielding workshops.
Many workers believe that Labour Day is reserved for the so-called highly skilled professional workers. A coffin maker like Brian Luwaga says that he only knows his labour is appreciated if a client is happy.
In some districts, there are few inspectors, while in other districts, there are no inspectors. There are only 28 labour inspectors for the entire country stationed in Mukono, Mbarara, Jinja, Mbale and Masindi districts.
