Uganda, May 2 -- The National Organisation of Trade Unions (Notu) has urged government to swiftly fill three vacant judge positions at the industrial court to reduce case backlog.

Notu chairman Musa Okello emphasized that there is pressing need for additional judges to support the court's operations saying the court was originally designated to have five not two judges since its establishment in 2014.

"While it is not a court of original jurisdiction but only handles cases after referral, it averagely records 2,950 cases per year. This has now created a backlog of over 3,000 cases," he observed during the annual May 1 International Labor Day celebrations in Fort Portal City on Wednesday.

"There are currently only two judges out of the ...