In a rapidly changing Karamoja, wage labor and employment have become increasingly important as more people look for work in urban and peri-urban centers in the region, elsewhere in Uganda, and in neighboring countries.
The main purpose of this assessment is to document and analyze trends in labor and employment in the non-pastoral labor sectors within and outside Karamoja, and to investigate how individual- and macro-level factors influence participation in the labor market.
The assessment was based on the collection of qualitative and quantitative data from all seven districts in Karamoja, as well as from five cities in Uganda with sizeable migrant populations from Karamoja, and from Lodwar in Turkana County, Kenya.
The assessment collected information over a four-week period in May and June 2017. Individual interviews with wage workers, migrants, employers, and key informants, as well as focus group discussions, were conducted.
