This fact sheet exposes the imbalance between the massive revenues generated by Ugandan migrant workers and the weak protection systems meant to safeguard them.
By December 2025, remittances reached USD 1.67 billion, alongside an estimated UGX 25–30 billion in annual labour externalisation fees.
Yet the Employment Services Programme under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development receives only about UGX 2.299 billion, leaving oversight and protection severely underfunded.
As a result, recruitment abuses persist, embassy support remains limited, and many workers—especially domestic workers in the Gulf—face exploitation with little recourse.
The fact sheet calls for reinvesting migration revenues into stronger regulation, embassy support, and meaningful protection for Ugandan migrant workers.