{"id":4325,"date":"2022-07-18T08:50:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T08:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/?p=4325"},"modified":"2022-07-18T08:50:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T08:50:16","slug":"labor-export-governments-success-and-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/2022\/07\/18\/labor-export-governments-success-and-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor export: Government&#8217;s success and failure."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cabinet will sit today to discuss whether to permit workers to be exported from Uganda to the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has been forced to have the hard talk due to the persistent cries of a group of employees, most of whom move to the Middle East to work as domestic helpers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cabinet shockingly requested that Ms. Betty Amongi, the minister of gender, labor, and social development, get an update on migrant workers during a very meeting held at State House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, Ms. Amongi was quickly ordered to present a thorough report on the subject today after being taken by surprise. The Cabinet will seek the advice in this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard data shows that the labor externalization sector is essential to solving Uganda&#8217;s unemployment problem. The remittances of migrant workers, which have been estimated to make up around 5% of the GDP by 2021, are another source of funds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/export.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/export.jpg 640w, https:\/\/smlnews.ug\/Luganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/export-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>A group of workers at the Entebbe Airport<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to experts, it would be wrong for the government to ban the export of labor to the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Ahmed Hadji, a specialist in labor externalization services, urged Uganda to embrace the Philippines&#8217; model, which has &#8220;a very good system&#8221; and &#8220;is so big on labor externalization.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of two years, a migrant worker makes around $270 (Shs1m) every month. 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