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NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF TRADE UNIONS (UGANDA)

NOTU COUNTRY REPORT

COURSE A1-00389: TRADE UNION TRAINING ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, REGIONAL INTERGRATION AND POLITICAL ECONOMY:

AT THE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE OF THE ILO
(TURIN: 14/O3 TO 08/04/2005)

PRESENTED BY BIDI SAIDA

NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF TRADE UNION – UGANDA (NOTU)

COUNTRY REPORT TO COURSE A100389 ON TRADE UNION TRAINING ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, REGIONAL INTERGRATION AND POLITICAL ECONOMY (TURIN FROM 14/03/05 to 08/04/05

1. THE COUNTRY

Uganda is one sovereign state and a republic. The country is run on a decentralised system of governance involving local control of the local services and a degree of regional autonomy. It is a land locked country situated between latitude 4.5 north and 1.5 south. It boarders with Sudan in the North, Kenya in the East, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo in the West. Lake Victoria forms a large part of the Southern border. These boundaries have profound social, political and economic influence on those countries adjacent to Uganda with significant implications on Trade and political interactions. Uganda has a total area of 241,038 square kilometres on which 43.942 square kilometres is open water. (Lake, swamps and the longest river Nile). The water resources not only provide fishing industry but also electricity system. Given that Uganda is situated astride the equator, the climate is equatorial though modified by altitude. There are two distinct wet and dry seasons each year (March – May, September – November are wet seasons.) The climate is very pleasant and is also supportive to diversified farming. Uganda is not well endowed with minerals but agriculture is the main stay of the economy. According to 2002/03 population survey report, it is estimated that Uganda has a population of about 25 million with the average household size estimated at 5 persons per household.

2. SOCIO ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT...