Increase of cases of human trafficking in Uganda.
The government is to deregister labour-exporting firms cited in cases of exploitation and torture by Ugandans recruited to work abroad.The head of the Police Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, Moses Binoga, disclosed that the move follows an increase in cases of human trafficking There are 31 firms licensed by the ministry of gender, labour and social development, according to a list released by the Police.
However, Police sources indicate that over 100 cases have been registered to the anti-human trafficking unit over the last three months, involving some of the firms. Binoga was addressing the media at the ministry of Internal Affairs in Kampala with one of the latest victims of employment scams that have seen many Ugandans left at the mercy of abusive employers abroad.
The victim, whose names are withheld because of an ongoing probe, said she was rescued from an abusive employer in Qatar where she was employed as a maid. “I was forced to work without pay. I bathed cold water during the winter and had abdominal complications,” she said.