Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development lifts eight-month COVID-19 ban on labour export

Policy & Legislation Single source Uganda (national) 10 Nov 2020 Severity: 1/5

Minister Frank Tumwebaze announced in a statement that licensed companies may resume sending Ugandan migrant workers abroad, ending a ban imposed eight months earlier over COVID-19, according to Xinhua via The Independent. The minister said the move followed the easing of lockdown measures and the resumption of air travel, and that the existing COVID-19 travel procedures would apply.

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The Independent 10 Nov 2020

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