Challenges to the Protection of Right to Work in Private Organisations in Uganda. Case Study of Centenary Bank

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ABSTRACT 

The study was carried out on “the challenges to the protection of the right to work in private organizations in Uganda”. The research problem was to determine the faciors and laws that hinder the enjoyment of right to work in Uganda for the purpose of introducing reforms. The research objectives that guided the subject included examining the factors that hinder the enjoyment of the right to work, examining the laws necessary to reform the right to work in Uganda and the gaps that exist in the implementation of the available laws and lastly examining the reforms necessary to ensure the human right to work. Workers in Centenary Bank were the target. The sample selected were employees who are resident with in Kampala city and graduate students applying to join the Bank. Data was collected through the distribution of questionnaires, interviews and observations by the researcher who later analyzed them. This study has been significant in ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in addressing the problem statement, which is concerned with the protection of right to work. The right to work is the epicenter of the success in the socio-economic development: the study has tried to recommend ways in which people may not be deprived of their right to work. National laws of Uganda should be strengthened and implemented so as to make a friendly environment for workers and those looking for employment. Employers should he monitored to ensure that the right to work is conducive. Trade Unions and other organizations which flglit lhr the protection of right to work should be encouraged and legalized. Lastly strict laws should be legislated and socio-economic growth encouraged, so as ensuring that the right to work in the country is enhanced.




2.5.1 Population Growth .21

2.5.2 Public and Private sector Reforms 22

2.5.3 Rural Urban Migration 23

2.5.4 Inadequate Labor Market Data and Institutional Support 24

2.5.5 Inadequate Industries 25

2.6 Economic Costs 27

2.6.1 Loss of out put 27

2.6.2 Loss of Income and Drastic Fall in Consumption 27

2.7 Social Costs to abuse of right to Work 28

2.7.1 Right to work and Health~ 28

2.7.3. Forces of reforms in Protection of right to Work 29

2.7.4 Conceptual Framework 29

CHAPTER THREES 32

METHODOLOGY 32

3.1 Introduction 32

3.2 Research Design 32

3.3 Target Population 32

3.4 Sample Size and Sampling Technique 33

3.5 Research Instruments 33

3.5.1 Questionnaires 34

3.5.1.1 Questionnaires for the Unions (QFU) 34

3.5.1.2 Questionnaires for the Workers (QFW)

3.5.1.3 Questionnaires for Employer (QFE) 35

3.5.1.4 Questionnaires for the Students Seeking Employment (QFS) 35

3.5.2 Interview guides for members of parliament (IGMP) 35

3.5.3 Observation guides for the researcher (OGFR) 35

3.5.4 Observations 35

3.5.5 Interviews 36

3.6 Validity 37

3.7 Reliability 37

APPENDIX H: MAP OF UGANDA. xviii

APPENDIX I SAMPLE SIZE REQUIRED FOR THE GIVEN POPULATION SIZE xix

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