Government will close all buildings and factories which do not meet the occupation safety and healthy standards required of buildings and factories, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Pius Bigirimana has told the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Labour and social DevelopmentBirigirimana who was appearing before the committee chaired by the Nakasongola District Woman Member of Parliament Margaret Komuhangi said the ministry will also arrest and prosecute the owners of such buildings for breaking the laws pertaining to people’s occupational health and safety which they should ideally be protecting.
He said that this operation will begin in two weeks’ time and that the ministry already has police officers and prosecutors who can enforce occupation safety standards as required.
The ministry notes that despite all the efforts by Government to create awareness on the need to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, some stubborn enterprises,companies,