C & 11 Others v Attorney General & Another
C & 11 Others v Attorney General & Another (CIVIL SUITS NO.278,280,283,284,285,286,289,290,291,292,293,296 of 2013) [2020] UGHCCD 55 (14 April 2020)
The court found that it had jurisdiction to hear the matter as the contracts and recruitment of the plaintiffs occurred in Uganda, and the plaintiffs were Ugandan citizens. The cause of action arose partly in Uganda and partly in Iraq, but the plaintiffs were entitled to bring their claims in Uganda. The evidence showed that the plaintiffs knowingly applied for and signed contracts as housemaids, and the documentary evidence contradicted their oral claims of deception. The court held that the plaintiffs were not trafficked into slavery by the 2nd defendant, as there was no sufficient proof of…
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- Labour Externalisation
- Human Trafficking
- Statutory Duties Of Government
- Forced Labour
- Contract Of Employment
- Jurisdiction