Relationship dossier
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Labor-migration cooperation links Saudi Arabia and Uganda, with worker protections an important concern.
Saudi Arabia toward Uganda
+20Saudi Arabia entered into a bilateral labor agreement with Uganda regulating the recruitment of Ugandan domestic workers, providing a framework for labor migration and worker protections.
Uganda toward Saudi Arabia
+15Uganda entered into a bilateral labor agreement with Saudi Arabia regulating the recruitment of Ugandan domestic workers, enabling government cooperation on labor migration.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in the labor agreement governing Ugandan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. That framework supports cooperation, while concerns about labor conditions and uncertainty about implementation temper the relationship's scope.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Saudi Arabia and Uganda have cooperated on labor migration, including a bilateral agreement regulating the recruitment of Ugandan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. The arrangement provides a concrete basis for government cooperation, although its implementation and the broader scope of bilateral cooperation are unclear. Labor conditions and worker protections have also been areas of concern.
Areas of tension
- Labor conditions and protection of Ugandan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.
Key developments
Saudi Arabia and Uganda concluded a bilateral labor agreement regulating the recruitment of Ugandan domestic workers.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the labor agreement's protections are implemented is unclear.
- Details of broader bilateral government cooperation are limited.