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CHAPTER FOUR: STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS STRATEGIES OBJECTIVE 2: To promote human rights compliance and accountability by business actors (…) 4.2.3 Capacity building for business operators on human rights observance Strengthen the technical capacity of businesses on human rights. 
 Build capacity of businesses and their umbrella-bodies to conduct and undertake human rights-compliance self-assessments. Strengthen the…

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.2 Environment (…) Gender issues manifest in such businesses, such as; men continue to receive the most benefits of the mining industry, women often bear the disproportionate share of social, economic, and environmental risks that sometimes arise from this sector. Women employed in mines work under unsafe conditions often characterized by…

‘Uganda’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue’

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3 Labour Rights (…) Uganda Human Rights Commission highlighted an emerging human rights concern of trafficking of persons abroad for work. It was noted that most of the victims were women and youth. The commission also highlights that there is no clear reporting and response mechanism for those caught up in…

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.6 Consumer Protection (…) Uganda has maintained a liberal economic policy since the late 1980s. This policy approach has seen Uganda divest most public enterprise and allow private sector players in a number of important sectors of the economy such as telecommunications, energy/electricity, transport and banking. There is evidence that this…

‘Uganda’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue’

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.8 Women, Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups  Human rights instruments set out obligations and commitments to ensure equality and non-discrimination. These are highlighted in various human rights instruments at international, regional and national levels including the following: SDG 5 gender equality and women empowerment , 8 on decent employment and 10 on…

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.2 Environment (…) The country has registered a flourishing number of projects in the recent past and NEMA highlights five leading categories of projects as follows: Fuel Stations (22.8%), Information Communication Technology (22.0%), Infrastructure (21.1%), Industry (14.7%), and Mining (6.2%). Thus, these five categories of projects constitute 86.8% of the total…

‘Uganda’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue’

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.2 Environment The government recognises the right to a clean and healthy environment and this aspiration is contained in laws and mechanisms such as Article 39 of the 1995 Constitution, the National Environment Act, (amended) 2019 and other institutions like National Environmental Management Authority, National Forestry Authority and Uganda Wildlife Authority…

CHAPTER FIVE: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 5.14 Development Partners I. Provide technical support for the implementation of action plan. II. Provide resources and logistics to enhance implementation of the action plan. III. Monitor and evaluate the impact of the action plan.

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CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.4 Revenue Transparency, Tax exemptions and corruption Uganda has been consistently attracting the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) in East Africa by attracting between $250 – 300 million in FDI annually between 2010 and 2016 – largely due to its stable and consistent macro-economic policies including liberalization of business environment and…

CHAPTER FIVE: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK  (…) 5.10. UWA, UNRA, NEMA, AND NFA iii. Ensure that businesses under take ESIA prior to commencement of businesses operations
and conduct annual audits.   5.13. Private Sector ii. Ensure that the corporate policies and plans including practices are compliant with the action plan.

‘Uganda’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue’

‘Uganda’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue’

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3 Labour Rights (…) The Government has created conducive working environment that allows for businesses to thrive. As such, businesses have become a major source of employment for Ugandans especially the youth and women. According to UBOS (2018), overall unemployment was at 9.7% while youth unemployment stood at 40.7%. The unemployment…

Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas A. Labour (Promotion of Decent Work) (Existing framework/Measures taken） As measures that have already been conducted in the labour area, the Government made efforts to realize decent work by promoting labour policies to respect, promote, and realize the four principles concerning the fundamental…

Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP  (2) Measures of the Government as an Actor regarding State Duty to Protect Human Rights (…) C. Promotion and Expansion of the Business and Human Rights Agenda in the International Community (Existing framework/Measures taken） In the areas directly related to business activities, the Government has incorporated…