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What happened
Licensed and unlicensed Kampala-based recruitment agencies continue to lure Ugandans, particularly for domestic work and construction in Gulf states, with victims enduring passport confiscation, unpaid wages, and restricted movement upon arrival. Accused: Kampala-based labor recruitment agencies, licensed and unlicensed, operating with weak regulatory oversight.
Response and intervention
Uganda Police closed 16 labor export companies during the reporting period. Ugandan government convicted at least one recruitment company tied to a migrant worker death in Saudi Arabia. Bilateral labor agreements with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and UAE; 146 workers repatriated in one period.