The Role of Social Security and Migrant Welfare in Recentering the African Diaspora: The Export of Ugandan Labor to the Gulf and Cooperating Implications for Global Development

Author(s): Martin F. Asiegbu

Abstract:

The study's objective was to determine the processes by which labour externalisation takes place and how it impacts Uganda's economic development. A survey was conducted of 806 migrants who had returned from the GCC countries using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The data were collected using a computer-assisted in-person interviewing technique (CAPI). There was a descriptive level of analysis as well as a multivariate level of analysis. At the multivariate level, a probit, a logit, and finally a complementary log-log (clog log) are estimated. The study's findings revealed that, despite some disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has reportedly been a rise in demand for Uganda's export of inexpensive migrant labour to the GCC nations during the previous 10 years. The highest growth has been seen in the category of domestic employees, who are mostly young women. Higher rates of underemployment and unemployment in Uganda are the key factors causing labour externalisation. These have driven workers to relocate through unregistered and unlicensed enterprises to the Middle Eastern countries. According to the report, the government should thoroughly regulate the externalisation industry by registering and issuing licences to businesses that meet all standards, open embassies in the target nations, and sign labour export agreements with all Middle Eastern nations that export workers.

Keywords: Middle east countries, uganda, remittances, migrant labourers and labor export.

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