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
Board Members
About us
The Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) started in 2013. Currently it has a membership of 161 members as per 01st October 2019. 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.
Latest news
Introducing Online Passport Application
1. Good morning fellow citizens. It is my honour and pleasure today to announce the new on line e-Passport application process which has been introduced. 2. Up to now the application process for getting a Passport has been manual, necessitating the applicant to obtain and fill a form, attach photographs and associated documents, look for […]
Minister Mutuuzo’s Remarks At The Opening of UAERA Symposium And Expo 2019
Executives of UAERA and UFFRA All recruitment Companies Good morning to you all. I am pleased to officiate at opening of this Symposium this morning. At the time of holding the first symposium in October 2018, there were 86 licensed recruitment companies. Today, we have 187 registered companies. This exponential growth is a demonstration that […]
Ministry of Gender Labour & Social Development, UAERA Sign MoU On Externalization Of Labour
Labour Externalization program is a Government of Uganda strategic initiative intended to facilitate recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers to decent employment opportunities and promote the protection of their rights and welfare in destination countries. The programme is implemented under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) and is responsible for licensing and regulating […]
Labour Externalization Remains A Glimmer Of Hope For Many Unemployed Ugandans
In recent times, the labour externalization programme which allows migrant workers from Ugandans to work in the middle East, for comparatively far better wages, has attracted backlash from a section of the public. This may be a result of two different but interrelated factors; limited public knowledge of labour externalization and negative media coverage. First, […]