Over the years, NOTU has undertaken a number of interventions that have benefited its affiliates, workers, and the country as a whole. These interventions include:
(a) Successful engagement with the President
On 30th April 2025 at State House, Entebbe, NOTU achieved several key commitments:
- Revision of the PAYE threshold from UGX 235,000 to UGX 350,000 as a starting point for salary deductions.
- Implementation of low-cost housing programmes for workers, including government support for land and infrastructure such as water and electricity.
- Addressing and stopping the casualization of workers in the country.
- Ensuring quotas for workers’ representatives and trade unionists in government appointments to boards, agencies, and other deployments both locally and internationally.
- Implementation of tripartite and sector-based minimum wages to ensure value for labour.
- Re-constitution of the Minimum-Wages Advisory Board to advise on appropriate wages and labour standards.
- Ensuring the government fulfils its international financial and reporting obligations, including those to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
(b) Promotion of unity and solidarity
NOTU has actively promoted unity and solidarity on issues affecting workers, resulting in the protection and enjoyment of workers’ rights and welfare.
(c) Membership growth and unionization
At least fifteen (15) trade unions have joined NOTU from the Confederation of Free Trade Unions (COFTU), bringing membership to 38 affiliated unions. Unionized workers in the country now stand at approximately 2.5 million, all of whom participate in NOTU affairs and activities as resources permit.
(d) Improved internal relations
Relationships among NOTU affiliates and leaders have strengthened, fostering a conducive working environment and enhancing organizational stability.
(e) Enhanced international relations
Improved confidence among international donors has resulted in greater commitment to funding NOTU activities.
(f) Gender mainstreaming and integration
NOTU has integrated gender considerations into its activities and partnerships, ensuring gender-sensitive programming and planning.
(g) Improved working relations with tripartite partners. This is seen in continuous invitations of NOTU to workshops, consultations on government policies and activities with FUE on a range of issues.
(h) Increased NOTU outreaches and visibility across the country to ensure balance in activity interventions across all the regions so that all workers, local leaders and union leaders are reached, their capacities enhanced and built.
(I) Increased stakeholder engagements: NOTU actively participates in different international and national meetings and engagements with the ILO, East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC), International Trade Union Congress (ITUC), Enable, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Institutions (MDAIs), Civil Society Organization (CSOs), among others.
(j) National galvanization of members: NOTU embarked on massive country-wide awareness creation on NOTU’s mandate and objectives, as well as organizing and mobilization of workers to join different trade unions across the country.
(K) Collaboration and Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between NOTU and South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SSWTUF), Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K) on the Protection of Migrant Workers’ Rights and other issues.
(L) Establishment of Social dialogue mechanisms and training of Negotiators in collective bargaining and social dialogue. This has been done through training of youth, women, the elderly, workers councilors and persons with disabilities. The trained leaders have exercised their leadership skills through the improvement of the management of their respective unions.