The Migrant Labour General Workers' Union International (MLGWUI) has appointed Draga Osman Brahan as the Overseas/Country Representative in Uganda.

Mr Osman, who is currently the Editor of Today Africanews and the Vice President of Uganda Journalists Union has contributed immensely towards Immigrants and Migrant Workers' Social Protection, Justice and Human and Labour Rights in Eastern Africa.

He will be responsible for providing information regarding issues affecting immigrants, migrant workers and immigrant entrepreneurs as well as partnership assistance to the immigrants, migrant workers and migrant entrepreneurs' corporate relations, communications, and administrative oversight.

Announcing the appointment, Baako Justice Ntarmah the General Secretary and Head of Education International Relations of MLGWUI said, Osman Draga is an outstanding personality who will lead and represent the interests of immigrants, migrant workers and immigrant entrepreneurs competently in Uganda and neighbouring Eastern Africa.

"I know Osman is a dedicated person who can focus on making real contributions to immigrants, migrant workers and migrant entrepreneurs," said Baako Justice Ntarmah.

Osman, who is also a Regional Leadership Team of UIS African Conference of Pensioners and Retirees of the WFTU articulated the issues of migrants/immigrants very well during a regional conference in Dakar Senegal in 2019, and has also contributed to key interests of  migrant/ immigrant workers on high-level platforms.

The Migrant Labour General Workers Union International (MLGWUI) with its headquarters in Accra-Ghana, is a migrant trade union organisation ensuring decent work, social protection, justice, human rights, education, cultural linguistic, business capacity building occupation, safety and health for migrant workers, returned migrant (returnees), migrant entrepreneurs, refugees, international volunteer students in Africa and the diaspora.