Protecting women in work
In Uganda, “women in work” face significant challenges but contribute greatly to the economy. Women make up about 50% of the agricultural labor force, mainly engaging in subsistence farming.
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In Uganda, nearly 14 million or 98 percent of Uganda’s total working-age population is engaged in the informal sector; of these, 87 percent are women workers. Women make vast and positive economic contributions through business, agriculture, trade, industry, and domestic care work. Agenda 2030, Goal 10 on reducing inequalities; Goal 8 on promoting full and productive employment and decent work for all and Goal 5 on achieving gender equality cannot be realised without women’s economic empowerment.
efiug wants formal and informal workplaces well protected for women, majority of whom are not. For this to happen constant adjustments are required in policies that promote women's empowerment and gender equality. Many employers prefer to employ women because of the attitude that women are easily exploited.
We continue to ask our government to ratify C190 to give more base to economic and personal growth to women and girls across the country, to provide more international recognition to the economic rights for women and girls at work in Uganda and improve on the legal base that protects women and girls in the workplace.
The ILO C190 closes the global regulatory gap on workplace sexual harassment and recognizes that violence and harassment in the world of work can constitute a human rights violation or abuse, is a threat to equal opportunities, and is unacceptable and incompatible with decent work.
American women deserve a secure retirement, no matter what career choices they made during their lifetime. To ensure that, we need laws and policies that will strengthen retirement programs, including protecting Social Security, improving pension benefits and ensuring women receive fair pay throughout their careers to bolster their savings. Gender equity is a lifelong proposition!
A Matter of Fairness
We Just want our women, regardless of where they are, to feel safe in their working environments, whether a tomato stand, or a Public or private office. We just want them to feel and be safe from violence and harrassment.
Discrimination against older women in Uganda
For older widows, discrimination and being subject to traditional practices such as property grabbing, compounds the effects of a lifetime of poverty and gender discrimination.
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