PLATFORM FOR LABOUR A Platform for Labour Action (PLA) is a registered Non-Government Organization founded in 2000 by a group of female activists in response to the absence of specific intervention to promote and protect the rights of undocumented women, youth and children inthe informal sector. It was founded and still operates on values such as professionalism, transparency, accountability, commitment, team work, respect for human rights and zero tolerance for corruption.

PLA has a theory of change and its overall is toempower communities through awareness raising on issues which affect vulnerable workers and vulnerable persons; provide free legal aid to enable access to justice; legal advocacy; policy engagement and social development sector budget monitoring, capacity development; and bridging thegap to access services including education, health, legal services among vulnerable target groups. We address the root causes of child exploitation and provide options to the vulnerable children through the rights based andlivelihood programmatic approach. These strategies result into protection of human rights and improved livelihoods of vulnerable and marginalized workers in Uganda. Our work is structured under three thematic areas namely 1) Rights Social Protection and Accountability, 2) Institutional Strengthening and3) Research Learning and Knowledge Management.

According to the Uganda National Employment policy 2011, Domestic workers are amongthe most vulnerable and marginalised workers in Uganda that need protection. Moreover, the Employment Act 2006 further exposes Domestic workers to conditions of abuse and exploitation by failing to regulate recruitment and employment of Domestic workers. According to 2017 PLA study, 93% of domestic workers are female and the majority of Domestic Workers majority 65% youths primarily from rural areas which exacerbates DWs vulnerabilities. The invisible and hidden nature of domestic work makes the DWs prone to abuses and marginalisation. Therefore an appropriate legal framework forms the basis on which domestic workers can claim their rights and begin to secure decent work. The Leaders of domestic workers (chosen by domestic workers group members to represent them) at a meeting heldin July 2018 at Kyebando Vocational Training centre unanimously agreed that the lack of a specific law on domestic work is the foundation of most of societal abuses and violations at the work place.

This project aims at promoting decent work for domestic workersin Uganda. This will be through influencing legal and policy reforms in the domestic work sector, strengthening networks of domestic workers that are able to demand for improved working conditions and increasing awareness for domestic workers and employers of domestic workers at the work place. This will result into improved quality of services rendered by domestic workers as they will carryout their work in an informed working environment.

Overall goal: To promote decent work for domestic workers in Uganda.

Objectives:
1. Strengthen networks of domestic workers influencing change in the domestic work sector.
2. Influence the enactment of the appropriate legal and policy mechanism for positive changes of their working conditions.
3. Facilitate  women and female youth domestic workers' access to information