Characteristics (structure) of Uganda’s labour  force

Characteristics (structure) of Uganda’s labour  force

  1. It is a rapidly growing labour force. This is due to the high population   growth rate.
  2. It is dominated by the young group aged between 15 and 30 years.
  3. It is characterized by high levels of unemployment and under employment.
  4. It is dominated by unskilled, illiterate and semi-skilled labour.
  5. It is dominated by job seekers rather than job creators. This is due to the theoretical nature of the education system.
  6. It is characterized by low levels of productivity due to low levels of education and training.
  7. It is full of target workers who aim at achieving their objectives in a given time  and leave  the job there  after.
  8. It is mainly employed in the agricultural sector.
  9. There is high mobility of labour and high rates of brain drain. This is mainly  common  with  the small  fraction  of highly  skilled  labour  that prefers  to look  for greener  pastures  abroad.
  10. The labour force is mainly employed in the public sector (government) with very few in the private sector and others are self-employed. The number of people employed   in the private sector is steadily increasing due to privatization   policy of parastatals.
  11. There is high rural urban migration of the labour force especially the young group. This leads to massive urban unemployment    due to excessive labour supply in urban areas.
  12. There is limited female labour force  as most  of  the  women   work  as  house  wives,   though  the percentage   is increasing  due to increased  number  of females  accessing   higher  education
  13. It is characterized by weak trade unions due to poor organization of labour.
  14. It is characterized by high rates of absenteeism from work. This is mainly due to poor health conditions
CATEGORIES
TAGS
Share This
NEWER POST
OLDER POST

COMMENTS

Wordpress (1)
  • comment-avatar
    Kule Baritazale 1 year

    Good notes i also add appoint of most of the ugandan’s loabour force is used in agricultural sector

  • Disqus ( )