National Organization of Trade Union has cited irregularities in the sacking of Makerere university lecturers.
According to the Chairperson National Organization of Trade Union, Usher Wilson Owere has on Sunday 6th January 2019 cited misconception in the way through which Makerere staff were sacked from their work.
Makerere university fired over 40 teaching staff on December 22, 2018 for reasons such as absconding, sexual harassment, failure to complete their studies, Financial fraud and insubordination.
“Now I have checked with the minster of labour they have informed me that they are not aware and you know 48 workers are many,” he explained
He says Makerere University should follow the law to the latter and they don’t have any problem with them if they so thought that they should lay off the workers but should be done by following the law and by following the law must inform ministry of labour, engage stakeholders because Makerere university has Unions, associations and also other bodies which are supposed to sit together and discuss on those issues.
“The way they have done it, they have done it in a political way. If they wanted through negotiation then can be done like that but workers have now rights to run here and there because something has just come like a bomb. There is a way they also want to handle it but will we have an engagement with them,” he added.
He further explained that workers’ body must protect the interests of the workers first before they do anything, so in case of anything, workers interests must be worked on first and proceed with other engagement.