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Uganda’s labour export numbers soar in middle east
The externalisation sector has become a vital source of remittances, contributing billions of shillings annually to Uganda’s economy. Uganda’s labour market context makes migration both attractive and risky.
Ugandan migrant workers board a plane. Middle East is emerging as one of the country’s top source of employment for young people.
By: John Ricks Kayizzi and Aloysious Kasoma, Journalists @New Vision
Uganda’s labour externalisation sector has registered remarkable growth in the Middle East over the past decade, emerging as one of the country’s top foreign exchange earners and a