Keywords
Legal
Labour
Artificial Intelligence
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Abstract
No doubt AI has rapidly reshaped and rebranded the labour market sector, thereby providing new opportunities by automating major functions of most establishments. Despite AI's potential for the labour market, however, it is gradually resulting in a high rate of worker displacement, with the Ugandan legal framework seeming not to have addressed these socio-economic and legal issues introduced by AI transformation of the labour sector. Hence, this study examines legal responses to workforce displacement and labour transformation in the age of Artificial Intelligence in Uganda. The study relied on a doctrinal method of study with a supplementary qualitative method. The study found, based on the data obtained, that AI has significantly transformed the Ugandan labour market, with more transformation awaiting in the future. However, the study also found that currently the majority of unskilled workers and several others will be displaced from the workplace and yet the legal structure to address these challenges is weak. The study concludes and recommends that there is an urgent need for reforms of Uganda's legal framework to balance innovation with worker protection. It is also recommended that there should be national reskilling policies and effective regulatory oversight to ensure inclusive and sustainable labour transitions in this era of AI.
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