{"id":122404,"date":"2026-04-19T09:12:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:03:35","slug":"tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection","title":{"rendered":"Tayebwa Advocates Job Creation and Worker Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged government and labour stakeholders to urgently scale up job creation and strengthen protections for Ugandan workers both at home and abroad.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 4th National Labour Convention and Expo 2026 at Serena Hotel in Kampala, Tayebwa said Uganda\u2019s youthful population should be central to national development planning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUganda\u2019s greatest strength is its people, especially our youth. With over 73% of our population being young, the future of our country depends on how well we invest in their potential today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tayebwa called for expanded employment opportunities through agriculture, manufacturing and the digital economy, alongside increased investment in skills development, entrepreneurship and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the need for inclusive growth, saying women, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups must be fully integrated into the labour market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis must go hand in hand with inclusion. We need to ensure that women, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups are fully supported to participate in the labour market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Speaker also urged stakeholders to move beyond discussions and focus on measurable outcomes that directly improve livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo achieve meaningful impact, I urged stakeholders to move beyond discussion and deliver real, measurable results that improve the lives of our young people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On labour migration, Tayebwa called for stronger protections for Ugandans working abroad, including fair wage negotiations and improved safeguards to ensure workers are treated with dignity.<\/p>\n<p>He said better regulation and accountability mechanisms are needed to ensure migrant workers benefit fully from opportunities outside the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Uganda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged government and labour stakeholders to urgently scale up job creation and strengthen protections for Ugandan workers both at home and abroad. Speaking at the 4th National Labour Convention and Expo 2026 at Serena Hotel in Kampala, Tayebwa said Uganda\u2019s youthful population should be central [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":122403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-122404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tayebwa Advocates Job Creation and Worker Protection - Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged government and labour stakeholders to urgently scale up job cre ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tayebwa Advocates Job Creation and Worker Protection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged government and labour stakeholders to urgently scale up job cre ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Uganda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-19T09:12:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-19T10:03:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/sm_1776580176.581588.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Tayebwa Advocates Job Creation and Worker Protection\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-19T09:12:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-19T10:03:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection\"},\"wordCount\":278,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/sm_1776580176.581588.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"uganda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tayebwa-advocates-job-creation-and-worker-protection\",\"name\":\"Tayebwa Advocates Job Creation and Worker Protection - 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