Article 40. General
Economic rights
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
Parliament shall enact laws—
to provide for the right of persons to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions;
to ensure equal payment for equal work without discrimination; and
to ensure that every worker is accorded rest and reasonable working hours and periods of holidays with pay, as well as remuneration for public holidays.
Every person in Uganda has the right to practise his or her profession and to carry on any lawful occupation, trade or business.
Every worker has a right—
to form or join a trade union of his or her choice for the promotion and protection of his or her economic and social interests;
to collective bargaining and representation; and
to withdraw his or her labour according to law.
The employer of every woman worker shall accord her protection during pregnancy and after birth, in accordance with the law.
Notes
- Reference to trade union was changed to labour union by the Labour Unions Act, 2006, Act No.7 of 2006.