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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Ms Betty Amongi, has called for joint domestic and global efforts to recover jobs that were lost at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

While addressing the ongoing 110th Session of the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday, Ms Amongi appealed for closer collaboration between the global economies in pursuit of polices for recovery of jobs and creation of new ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cJobs do not just happen. Given the interconnectedness of our economies, the path to recovery of growth with jobs calls for both domestic and global efforts. This must be done through implementing the decent work agenda in the recovery plans,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The call followed the ILO director general\u2019s report which indicated that about 112 million fulltime jobs which were lost during the pandemic are yet to be recovered.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am glad that the report invites developed countries to be placed at the centre of the reconstruction and recovery agenda, an integrated structural transformation strategy that prioritises reduction of inequality in Least Developed Countries,\u201d Ms Amongi said.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cGlobal efforts for employment creation should recall that the one-size-fits-all approach has failed in the past. We, therefore, call for partnerships and respect of individual country\u2019s ownership in designing recovery plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minister, however, said the Russia-Ukraine war is undermining the global reconstruction and recovery agenda, disrupting economic activity and also causing job losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appeal for a speedy and peaceful resolution of the conflict within the framework of a global consensus because the continuous fighting in Ukraine will not affect Ukraine only but the whole world,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She enumerated some of the measures the government of Uganda has undertaken to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 and stimulate job creation, including a cash transfer scheme for households that lost employment income due to Covid-19, promotion of apprenticeship programmes, and support to the private sector through provision of low interest stimulus credit.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther measures are women specific credit and financial support under the World Bank grant for women business worth $250m (Shs931b), low interest agricultural credit support to rural communities, and amendment to allow partial withdrawal of funds by members from their social security retirement funds to help them mitigate the impact of Covid-19,\u201d she said<\/p>\n

Ms Amongi observed that Uganda welcomes the discussion on social and solidarity economy, which seeks to prioritise simultaneously social and financial profitability as well as the inclusion of safe and healthy working conditions in the ILO\u2019s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work.<\/p>\n

\u201cUganda appreciates focus on lifelong learning and skilling and supports the efforts towards setting standards of quality apprenticeships, addressing informality and gender inequality issues in the world of work.\u201d She said.<\/p>\n

The minister congratulated the outgoing ILO director general, Mr Guy Ryder, for his distinguished service since 2012.<\/p>\n

The next director-general will be Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo from Togo. He will also become the first African to hold the position.<\/p>\n

Issue<\/p>\n

Statistics from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development released in 2021 show that at least a million workers were either terminated or forced to stay home for an extended period due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown, with official figures showing that at least 17 percent of employers were forced to lay off workers.<\/p>\n

Jobs for at 998,665 workers were either terminated or temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n

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