The Uganda Employers Federation is asking government to create a special desk responsible for promoting Ugandans on the international job market.

Minister Betty Bigombe

According to the employers, government needs to promote Ugandans beyond the country’s borders.

At a dialogue organized by the federation on how best employment in Ugandan can be widened, employers noted that Uganda stands to benefit in form of grants, and earning international recognition.

Presiding over the dialogue, the state minister for water Betty Bigombe backed the employers’ call asking either the ministry of labour of foreign affairs to take up the role.