Safe Labour Migration

Every year, thousands of Ugandans migrate internally and abroad in search of work. Many face exploitation, unsafe conditions, including conditions of trafficking in persons and modern-day slavery, amidst limited access to justice. PLA's interventions ensure migration becomes a pathway to opportunity — not vulnerability — and promotes safe, informed, and dignified migration.

Empowering Internal Migrants

PLA educates youth and communities on labour rights, trafficking in persons, and safe migration. We protect vulnerable migrants and empower them to pursue opportunities with dignity and resilience, provide legal aid to exploited workers in informal sectors, and advocate for inclusive policies that extend social protection to informal sector workers and vulnerable internal migrants.

Promoting Safe Migration Abroad

PLA empowers prospective female and youth migrant workers and their families through pre-decision awareness programs covering rights, contracts, and risks — delivered through community dialogues, radio, TV, and social media platforms. We offer legal aid and psychosocial support to migrants in distress and support returnees to rebuild their lives through skilling, employment, and entrepreneurship training.

Engaging in National Coordination Platforms

PLA actively contributes to Uganda's migration governance as a member of the National Coordination Mechanism on Migration and the National Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, contributing to policy dialogue and helping shape national responses to labour migration and human trafficking challenges.