Peninnah Tukamwesiga

Peninnah Tukamwesiga is a Ugandan lawyer and labour rights advocate. She specializes in employment and labour matters and has served as General Secretary of the National Union of Lawyers, Judicial Officers and Allied Workers and as a workers' representative on the National Social Security Fund board. She has also served as Head of Legal Aid at the Central Organisation of Free Trade Unions. Quotes “We find that most of the challenges facing the majority of the employees are low salaries arising from working without contracts, and lack of the minimum wage, some workers enter into jobs where they are more qualified, so salaries are very low, among others.” Daily Monitor “Our union has the mission to fully organise and represent workers to have their rights, social and economic interests well-articulated, advocated, promoted, and defended by the Union.” Daily Monitor “Many employees across different sectors are working without contracts, some on part-time arrangements that exploit them. Others are even denied access to pension benefits.” Nile Post “We have brought on board several lawyers who also subscribe as members of the Uganda Law Society, and we partnered with them to handle workers’ legal matters.” New Vision External links Category:Ugandan lawyers Category:Ugandan activists Category:Labour activists Category:Human rights activists Category:Women activists Category:Living people