Uganda earmarks sh300m for labour survey
Nov 22, 2010
UGANDA is to carry out a manpower survey to enable its workers compete favorably in the East African labour market, a commissioner in the ministry of East African Community Affairs has said.
By Patrick Jaramogi
UGANDA is to carry out a manpower survey to enable its workers compete favorably in the East African labour market, a commissioner in the ministry of East African Community Affairs has said.
The lack of labour survey has been identified as one of the impediments to effective competition in the common market.
“We have got the finds to carry out the labour survey to identify the potential among our youth that we can use to generate competition in the region,†said Rashid Kibowa.
New Vision has learnt that government has released sh300m for the exercise expected to start before the end of year.
Kibowa the commissioner for Economic Affairs in the Ministry of East African Community Affairs urged the youth in Uganda to identify the opportunities for employment in the region.
“Several areas have been opened up among the various partner states. Ugandans especially youth should identify these areas,†he told the students at Cavendish University in Nsambya on Friday.
The workshop organized by the Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiation Institute (SEATINI) was geared towards sensitizing the youth regarding their role in the East African community integration process.
Kibowa said Kenya had committed its self highest among the five partner states with 133 positions opened up followed by Uganda with 63, Burundi 40 and Tanzania 14.
John Ssempebwa a trade analyst observed that despite Uganda’s labor force that stands at 12 million (aged 14 to 64 years), the over 300,000 graduates who join the labour market annually are not skilled enough to match their colleagues in the East African Community.
Under the new common market protocol the was effected on July 1 2010, EAC treaty fosters free movement of factor of production including labour within the five partner states - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda).
The protocol calls for harmonizing policies on social security, minimum wage and the mutual recognition of educational and professional qualifications.
“The virgin areas where Ugandans can compete well are in arts and entertainment, middle-men agriculture, call centers, tourism and cottage industries,†said Ssempebwa.
He said the manpower survey will identify what skills we have and what we do not have.
“There is urgent need to train youth in relevant skills in order to compete in the EAC labour market,†said Ssempebwa.
UGANDA is to carry out a manpower survey to enable its workers compete favorably in the East African labour market, a commissioner in the ministry of East African Community Affairs has said.
The lack of labour survey has been identified as one of the impediments to effective competition in the common market.
“We have got the finds to carry out the labour survey to identify the potential among our youth that we can use to generate competition in the region,†said Rashid Kibowa.
New Vision has learnt that government has released sh300m for the exercise expected to start before the end of year.
Kibowa the commissioner for Economic Affairs in the Ministry of East African Community Affairs urged the youth in Uganda to identify the opportunities for employment in the region.
“Several areas have been opened up among the various partner states. Ugandans especially youth should identify these areas,†he told the students at Cavendish University in Nsambya on Friday.
The workshop organized by the Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiation Institute (SEATINI) was geared towards sensitizing the youth regarding their role in the East African community integration process.
Kibowa said Kenya had committed its self highest among the five partner states with 133 positions opened up followed by Uganda with 63, Burundi 40 and Tanzania 14.
John Ssempebwa a trade analyst observed that despite Uganda’s labor force that stands at 12 million (aged 14 to 64 years), the over 300,000 graduates who join the labour market annually are not skilled enough to match their colleagues in the East African Community.
Under the new common market protocol the was effected on July 1 2010, EAC treaty fosters free movement of factor of production including labour within the five partner states - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda).
The protocol calls for harmonizing policies on social security, minimum wage and the mutual recognition of educational and professional qualifications.
“The virgin areas where Ugandans can compete well are in arts and entertainment, middle-men agriculture, call centers, tourism and cottage industries,†said Ssempebwa.
He said the manpower survey will identify what skills we have and what we do not have.
“There is urgent need to train youth in relevant skills in order to compete in the EAC labour market,†said Ssempebwa.