KAMPALA – The government of Uganda has cancelled and suspended the operating licences of several labour export companies.
Without giving details, the immigration office has released a list of eight companies which have completely lost licenses and some suspended.
The government has completely terminated the operating permits of three companies including; Top Notch Recruitment Services (U) Limited, Fly International Jobs (u) Ltd and Sahara Recruitment Agency Limited.
Other companies including;
Al-Saud Agency Limited Kibuye, Salama Road
Middle East Consultants Limited – Plot 21/31 Tank Hill Road, Muyenga
Al-Saud Agency Limited Kibuye, Salama Road
The Eagles Supervision Limited – Plot 728, Mengo, Kampala
Forbes Enterprises Limited, P.O Box 10924, Kiwatule, Kampala
Commenting on the incident, the Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago said that they deserved so, saying that they have just been saling people.
“Describing these Slave trade merchants as labour export companies is a misnomer,” said Lukwago.
“They isn’t even a follow-up mechanism to address the plight and grievances of our brothers and sisters after being dumped in the host countries,” he added.