Uganda: Askaris in Iraq Ripped Off

17 August 2007

Kampala — NEW details have emerged on how Ugandan guards in Iraq are being fleeced and exploited by recruiting agencies. Not only are the desperate job-seekers forced to pay for fees and air tickets already paid for by the receiving company in Iraq, the recruiting agencies reportedly also take control of their bank accounts.

"This office has received complaints that you have forced every worker to have an account in a bank of your choice in which you have control," Dr. David Ogaram, the Commissioner for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, wrote in a letter of February 27, to the 12 recruiting agencies.

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