This fact sheet examines the Employment (Recruitment of Migrant Workers) Regulations, 2021 (S.I. No. 47 of 2021), highlighting their role in regulating recruitment agencies and protecting Ugandan migrant workers—especially women domestic workers in the Gulf—from exploitation and abuse. It also assesses key enforcement gaps, gender-blind provisions, and access-to-justice challenges, while proposing reforms to strengthen accountability and migrant worker protection.