TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION ··········••c••························ ............................................................. 1
APPROVAL ................................................... , .................. ~··································••
DEDICATION .................................................................................................... 111
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................... IV
LIST OF ACRONYM ............................................................................................. v
LIST OF REGULATIONS. ················································"··································vi
LIST OF CASES ................................................................................................. vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................................ viii
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ xii
CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................... 1
1.0 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND .............................................................................. 1
1.1.1 PRE-COLONIAL ............................................................................................. 1
1.1.2 COLONIAL ERA ............................................................................................. 2
1.1.3 POST COLONIAL -TO DATE ........................................................................... 5
1.2.0 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ...................................................................... 6
1.2 .1PURPOSE OF STUDY ..................................................................................... 7
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................. 7
1.3.1 GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF STUDY .... : ............................................................... 7
1.3.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES .................................................................................. 7
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS .................................................................................... 8
1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY ............................................................................................ 8
1.5.1 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE ................................................................................. 8
1.5.2 CONTENT SCOPE .......................................................................................... 9
1.5.3 TIME SCOPE ................................................................................................. 9
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY ................................................................................ 9
1.7 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................. 10
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1.8 LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................................... 11
1. 9 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 23
CHAPTER TWO: ···················································································••a•••••••••• 24
THE LAW GOVERNING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND ITS
EFFECTIVENESS IN PROTECTING EMPLOYEES IN UGANDA ........................... 24
2.1 INTRODUTION .............................................................................................. 24
2.2 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 2006 IN
PROTECTING EMPLOYEES IN UGANDA ................................................................. 26
2.2.1 DUTY TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES, ................................................................. 26
2.2.2 EMPLOYERS' DUTY TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE EQUIPr"lENTS ........................ 28
2.2.3 DUTY OF EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES ....................... 29
2.2.4 CLEAN ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 30
2.2.5 PROVISION OF MECHANICAL DATA SHEETS ................................................. 30
2.2.6 DUTY TO DISPLAY SAFETY GUIDELINES ...................................................... 31
2.2. 7 SAFE PREMISES AND ACCESS ...................................................................... 31
2.2.8 DUTY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE PRE-TEST ARTICLES ................ 32
2. 2. 9 BUILDING AT WORK PLACE ......................................................................... 33
2.2.10 EMPLOYER'S DUTY TO PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION ................................ 34
2.2.11 DUTY TO PROVIDE FIRST AID AT WORK PLACE ......................................... 35
2.2.12 PROVIDING CON FORT ABLE FACILITIES ..................................................... 35
2.2.13 EMPLOYER UNDER A DUTY TO PROVIDE A GOOD WORKING ENVIRONMENT
.......................................................................................................................... 36
2.2.14 FENCING OF DANGEROUS MACHINERY AND DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT$ ..... 37
2.2.15 DUTY TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL DATA SHEET ............................................... 38
2.2.16 PROTECTION FROM LIFTING APPLIANCES ................................................. 39
2.3 CONCLUSSION ............................................................................................... 40
CHAPTER THREE:···························~································································· 41
OTHER LAWS THAT PROMOTE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY . ......... 41
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3.0 INTRODUCfiON ............................................................................................ 41
3.1 NATIONAL LAWS ........................................................................................... 41
3.1.0 INTRODUCfiON .......................................................................................... 41
3.1.1 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA 1995 ................................... 42
3.1.2 LABOUR UNION Acr 2006 ........................................................................... 43
3.1.3 EMPLOYMENT Acr 2006 .............................................................................. 44
3.1.4 THE LABOUR DISPUTES (ARBITRATION AND SETTLEMENT) Acr .................. 45
3.1.5 THE WORKERS COMPENSATION Acr NO 8 OF 2000 ..................................... 45
3.2 INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS .................................................................... 47
3.2.0 INTRODUCfiON .......................................................................................... 47
3.2.1 THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL
RIGHTS ( 1966) .................................................................................................... 47
3.2.2 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION ................................................... 48
3.2.3 THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ........ 48
3.2.4 UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (1948) ................................. 49
3.3 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 49
CHAPTER FOUR: ......................................••...•....•............................................. 50
CHALLENGES FACED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OCCUPATION SAFETY
AND HEALTH ACT IN PROTECIING EMPLOYEES IN UGANDA ......................... SO
4.0 INTRODUCfiON .............................. : ............................................................. 50
4.1 INADEQUATE FACILITATION OF LABOUR OFFICERS ........................................ 50
4.2 NON-RECOGNITION OF LABOUR UNIONS ....................................................... 51
4.3 NON-FUNCfiONING OF THE INDUSTRIAL COURT ........................................... 52
4.4. INFORMALIZATION OF LABOUR .................................................................... 54
4.5. LACK OF CAPACITY TO ENFORCE THE LAW ................................................... 55
4.6. DUAL RECOGNITION ..................................................................................... 56
4.7. UNEMPLOYMENT .......................................................................................... 56
4.8 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 57
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CHAPTER FIVE: ························•m••···································································· 58
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ..................................................... 58
5.0 INTRODUCfiON ............................................................................................ 58
5.1 RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................... 58
5.1.0 GOVERNMENT ............................................................................................ 59
5.1.1 APPOINT MORE DISTRICf LABOUR OFFICERS ............................................. 59
5.1.2 FUNCfiONING OF THE INDUSTRIAL COURT ................................................ 59
5.1.3 CONCLUDING OF LABOUR REGULATIONS .................................................... 60
5.1.4 INCREASE FUNDING TO THE MINISTRY ....................................................... 60
5.1.5 STRENGTHENING OF OSH DEPARTMENT ..................................................... 61
5.1.6 ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR ................................................................ 62
5.2 I RECOMMEND EMPLOYERS TO DO THE FOLLOWING ...................................... 62
5.2.1 RECOGNITION OF LABOUR UNIONS ............................................................ 62
5.2.2 HIV /AIDS .................................................................................................... 63
5.3 I RECOMMEND WORKERS TO TAKE UP THE FOLLOWING MEASURES ............... 63
5.3.1 APPLYING INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY ..................................................... 63
5.3.2 MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO POPULARIZE AND WIDEN DEBATE ON THE NEW
LABOUR LAWS .................................................................................................... 64
5.3.3 WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE FEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS (FUE) ............. 64
5.3.4 STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ........................................... 64
5.3.5 ORGANIZING IN THE FORMAL SECfOR AND POSSIBILITY OF MERGING ....... 65
5.3.6 ORGANIZING THE INFORMAL SECfOR ......................................................... 65
5.3.7 EDUCATION OF NEGOTIATORS ................................................................... 67
5.4 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 67
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................... 69
TEXT BOOKS ..................................................................................................... 69
REPORTS ........................................................................................................... 70
APPENDICES ................. ~·······················~·························································· 72
ABSTRACT The study is an exploratory design carried out in Uganda the geographical scope of Kampala with which sought to analyze the effectiveness of the law governing occupational health and safety in protecting employees. Establishing the circumstances that lead to the abuse of the rights of employees at the work place, to examine the legal challenges experienced in addressing occupational safety and health issues of employees and to sugges:: ways to counter the weakness and excesses in addressing occupational health and safety in the protection of employees. The study relied on quantitative methods of data collection and analysis to generate data. The findings reflect on how effective the occupational health and safety Act and other international and national instrument have protected employees in Uganda at work places. It still leaves a lot to be desired with employers exploiting the gap of absence of inspection to compromise the requirements of OSHA as they continue to expose workers to unsafe and unhealthy work conditions with failure to compensate them. The research concluded that, by introducing the OSHA as to supplement other laws, appear contrary particularly I addressing occupational health and safety issues, instead the other laws seems to be acting to supplement OSHA as per Section 118. The intention of which OSHA was formed to address and outline obligations of employers and employees while at the workplace in order to promote workplace security and health. The law has minimizec:! occupational risks but still with gaps which can be addressed to extend social security to all workers to have an empowered workforce free from duress. The study recommended that; Government-appoint more district labour officers, functioning of the industrial court, concluding of labour regulations, increase funding to the ministry, strengthening of OSH department, elimination of child labour, Employer:- recognition of labour union, HIV/AIDS Workers:-applying international solidarity, media campaign to popularize and widen debate on the new labour laws, working closely with the federation of employer, strengthening organizational capacity, organizing in the formal sector and possibility of merging, organizing the informal sector, education of negotiators.
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ANNA, BALIGASIMA . "The Effectiveness of the Occupational Health and Safety Act in Protecting Employees in Uganda. A Case Study of Kampala District" Afribary (2022). Accessed May 19, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-the-occupational-health-and-safety-act-in-protecting-employees-in-uganda-a-case-study-of-kampala-district