UAERA

Who we are

OUR VISION

To play a leading role in increasing employment opportunities in Uganda.

OUR MISSION

To actively source and secure external employment for majority of the youth of Uganda that is unemployed within the country

OUR VALUES

Maintaining ethical standards and professionalism. Promoting unity, development and welfare of everyone

OUR OBJECTIVES

To organize and unite all companies licensed under the labour externalization programme to operate under one umbrella and speak with one voice for strengthening the sector

To ensure protection of migrant workers, and observation of their human rights and welfare in accordance with the international labour standards. 3. To self regulate, ensure adherence to the code of conduct, laws, regulations and guidelines set by the ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)

To ensure transparency, build confidence in the public and make the business attractive and sustainable. The mandate of the association is therefore on labour migration

UAERA Members As of February 2020

Ugandans current working in the Middle East

Million Dollars remitted annually

Bilateral agreements signed

About us

The Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) started in 2013. Currently it has a membership of 186 members as per 29th February 2020. We an umbrella of agencies professionally
working together to spur growth of external recruitment in Uganda. UAERA regulates and monitors the activities of member agencies together with Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, which is our regulating body that ensures every company is licensed to externalize labour.
Our member agencies source job opportunities from all over the world. The major destination countries are in the Middle East, where the economies are sustainable and therefore creating jobs.