The High Court of Uganda made a groundbreaking ruling in favor of Ms. Namale Desire, daughter of Milly Namutamba, a migrant worker who died in Saudi Arabia in early 2019. …
Street vendors sue KCCA law enforcement officers for brutal arrests
Two street vendors have sued Kampala Capital City Authority -KCCA and two law enforcement officers for inhuman arrest during operations. The vendors Esther Apio and Hamida Nakayaga who sell fruits, …
US to remove Uganda and three other African countries from Agoa trade deal
US President Joe Biden has revealed plans to expel Uganda, Gabon, Niger and the Central African Republic (CAR) from a special US-Africa trade programme. The countries were either involved in …
INFORMAL WORKERS: Constitutional Court Set For Street Vendors Petition
he Constitutional Court of Uganda is set to hear two cases regarding the rights of workers in the informal economy. The two petitions, No. 24 and 25 of 2022 was …
French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies E. Africa oil project
A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial …
Unions and advocates for workers in the informal economy file two cases with Ugandan Constitutional Court
On September 5, 2022, Voices for Labour, Platform for Vendors in Uganda (PLAVU), Uganda Market and Allied Employees Union and Uganda Artisans and General Workers Union filed two cases with …
Pleading in Uganda Constitutional Petition No 25 of 2022
2nd Petition PLATFORM FOR VENDORS V KCCA & AG PETITION NO. 25 0F 2022
Pleading in Uganda Constitutional Petition No 24 of 2022
1st Petition VOICES FOR LABOUR – V- A.G PETITION NO.24 OF 2022
Voices For Labour Goes To Court Over Vendor Evictions
There is light at the end of the tunnel for thousands of languishing street vendors who were shown exit out of business in Kampala by Government in early 2022. The …
Uganda’s street traders treated ‘like animals’ in major crackdown
Kampala authorities have arrested thousands of vendors this year and there is criticism over poor treatment and lack of regulation For 13 years, ever since she lost her job in …
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