The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Amb. Abbey Walusimbi has revealed that government has finalized plans to train all migrant workers in patriotism so that they can become Uganda’s good will Ambassadors in their host countries.
In the recent past, a number of Ugandans abroad, especially those working in the Middle East have used social media to castigate government, as well as their host countries, a move that is slowly affecting the country’s relations with the foreign countries.
While speaking to over 100 girls during the launch of a program titled, “Agricultural Income for Females in Labor organized by Community with No Boundaries East Africa at Mayors Garden in Kayunga district, Ambassador Walusimbi noted that a number of Ugandans who have traveled abroad as migrant workers have turned against their country by propagating negativity especially through social media due to lack of patriotism.
The Museveni advisor said that despite the negativity around labor externalization, there is need to acknowledge that this project was initiated by the President who lobbied different countries to offer employment opportunities to Ugandans and many are so far benefiting out of it despite some challenges.
He encouraged all migrant workers to always use companies that are registered and licensed by the government through the Ministry of Gender to avoid being trafficked and later dumped in the foreign countries. END