Every hour of the day someone in the world is being laid off or declared redundant in the formal or informal sector. The effects of one redundancy to workers in the developing world can be devastating.

The level of dependency on income earning family members is extremely high so unemployment of a single person often means the ruin of a whole family, in many cases right through to extend family members. Job security is a vital component of developing communities and improving the prospects of individuals in Uganda.
Families need to earn a living in a safe environment, save and develop in order to prosper. The lack of security in the work place can therefore lock communities and individuals into a cycle.

Chairperson’s address

It has been a year of tremendous achievements and growth and I would like to thank our donors, supporters and friends for making it possible for Platform for Labour Action to contribute to the labour discourse in Uganda. PLA has continued to work to prevent the exploitation of workers and to create awareness through articulation of workers rights at various forums countrywide. It is now firmly anchored as the lead agency in the labour arena especially where legal redress is concerned.

Our focus has been to increase the number and quality of personnel available to tackle issues we are working to resolve. Strong emphasis has been placed on exposing and training a wide range of stake holders (government officials, civil society and the local people) on HIV/AIDs prevention strategies for employees in the work place. We are making important strides in addressing issues of support for affected workers and in fighting to reduce the number of children in hazardous employment.

We have worked with a range of government agencies, law enforcement agencies and continued to foster relations with donor agencies and partnerships with other civil society actors. I would like to thank partner organizations in the grass roots for their continued efforts to reduce the incidence of social injustice especially in the world of informal and formal work. My commendations to the Executive Director on the achievements of the past year. Her foresight in planning and fundraising and above all in achieving the financial objectives of PLA in invaluable. On behalf of the board I congratulate the Executive director and staff for their commitment and hard work.

It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve PLA as its Chairperson. Many thanks to the board for its continued resolve to strengthen the governance of PLA through its work and dedication.

Sarah Bagalaaliwo
Chairperson