The Uganda Prisoners is planning to raise the Wage for prisoners from 500 shillings to 1400 per day
Currently all prisoners are entitled to a payment of UGX500 for skilled labor, UGX250 for semi-skilled labor and UGX100 for unskilled labor per a day.
While appearing before parliamentary defense committee today the Prisons Commissioner General Johnson Byabashaija has said a new wage payment scheme which will see the payment of skilled prisoners who offer ‘private labour’ to individuals and companies increased from UGX500 to UGX1400per day in the next financial year, is yet to be approved by Parliament.
If approved, a skilled prisoner will earn UGX1, 400, semi-skilled prisoners UGX700 and unskilled-prisoners UGX300 a day.
