From the Editor

Welcome to the 68th Edition of the Arise Magazine. I would like to congratulate you upon going through the COVID-19 pandemic successfully; we give the Glory to the Almighty Lord. We know that many of our brothers and sisters got stuck in foreign countries while others lost their lives due to this health emergency.

As the Arise Magazine team, we would like to acknowledge the fact that working from home has been a challenge just like it has been for everyone else.

In the wake of unemployment, the youth, especially women, have crossed over seas to find better employment opportunities being linked by labor export companies. However, most of them have been disappointed by the employers with some returning home without a single penny, others sexually harassed and others have failed to return home due to various reasons including the COVID -19 pandemic. For those who have been abroad and have achieved something; how did they do it and what lessons can we learn from them?

It is against this background that this Arise Magazine edition focuses on unemployment, labor export companies and human trafficking.

We tell you how the trade is made, what labor export companies are saying and what our Members of Parliament are planning to do in a bid to improve the trade to reduce unemployment and have Ugandans protected while in the different countries of destination.

Despite the current circumstances related to the lock down and its aftermath, we hope for the best.

Enjoy the read.

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