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Legislators pins government on Exporting Ugandans as maids
By Blanshe Musinguzi - Sep 23, 20150SHARE
Members of Parliament yesterday blamed government on export of
Ugandans to Saudi Arabia to work as house maids.
In a plenary session chaired by Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, legislators
demanded government to explain to the country the details of the
Memorandum of Understanding on exporting Ugandans to work as domestic
workers in Saudi Arabia.
"Tomorrow we expect a statement from government explaining to the
country the details of the Memorandum of Understanding on exporting
domestic workers," she said.
Kadaga said that Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Gender was
recently in the press, happy about the Memorandum of Understanding
that would export domestic workers.
Ayivu county MP Atiku Benard said some of the girls who are exported
as domestic workers in the Middle East are turned into sex slaves.
Kitgum Woman MP Beatrice Anywar said that government is ignoring
companies that are exporting women as sex slaves and that those
companies are owned by government officials.
Hon. Okupa Elijah called on government to immediately explain why they
ignored the Parliament resolution not to export any domestic workers.
"I know some Members of Parliament who own companies that deal with
the exportation of domestic workers," Okupa said.
In July Ugandan government entered into an agreement with the Saudi
Arabia government for the exportation of jobless Ugandans to work as
domestic workers.
Under the agreement which takes effect in September, thousands of
jobless youth are recruited as private pilots, domestic accounts
staff, personal doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, secretaries,
security guards, private drives and housemaids to work in Saudi
Arabia.
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By Blanshe Musinguzi - Sep 23, 20150SHARE
Members of Parliament yesterday blamed government on export of
Ugandans to Saudi Arabia to work as house maids.
In a plenary session chaired by Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, legislators
demanded government to explain to the country the details of the
Memorandum of Understanding on exporting Ugandans to work as domestic
workers in Saudi Arabia.
"Tomorrow we expect a statement from government explaining to the
country the details of the Memorandum of Understanding on exporting
domestic workers," she said.
Kadaga said that Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Gender was
recently in the press, happy about the Memorandum of Understanding
that would export domestic workers.
Ayivu county MP Atiku Benard said some of the girls who are exported
as domestic workers in the Middle East are turned into sex slaves.
Kitgum Woman MP Beatrice Anywar said that government is ignoring
companies that are exporting women as sex slaves and that those
companies are owned by government officials.
Hon. Okupa Elijah called on government to immediately explain why they
ignored the Parliament resolution not to export any domestic workers.
"I know some Members of Parliament who own companies that deal with
the exportation of domestic workers," Okupa said.
In July Ugandan government entered into an agreement with the Saudi
Arabia government for the exportation of jobless Ugandans to work as
domestic workers.
Under the agreement which takes effect in September, thousands of
jobless youth are recruited as private pilots, domestic accounts
staff, personal doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, secretaries,
security guards, private drives and housemaids to work in Saudi
Arabia.
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