AN ESTIMATED 40,000 UGANDANS LOST JOBS LAST YEAR: FEDERATION OF UGANDA EMPLOYERS WANT GOV’T SUPPORT

An estimated 40,000 Ugandans lost their jobs last year. This revelation has been made by Douglas Opio the chief executive officer of the federation of Uganda employers (FUE). The overall economic situation globally has never been the same since the COVID-19 Pandemic. And because of that, Uganda was not spared either. Byte… Unemployment remains one of the pressing challenges in Uganda, with 41 percent young people unemployed as per Uganda Bureau of Statistics.