{"id":24080,"date":"2017-10-10T00:07:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T00:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/?p=24080"},"modified":"2025-12-13T20:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:39:07","slug":"child-labour-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/child-labour-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Labour in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ea7600;\">Child Labour denies <b>fundamental<\/b> <b>human<\/b> <b>rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as the right to education, right to rest and leisure and free from the country\u2019s unfair working conditions, such rights are imperative to the living standard of children are upheld by international conventions. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ea7600;\">The International Convention on Economic Social Cultural Rights (ICESCR) was ratified in 1987 and The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was validated in 1990 with both conventions ensuring that Uganda must adhere to these conventions and<b>promote<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <b>preserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <b>protect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> human rights. Humanium strives to make children\u2019s rights happen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Important<\/b> <b>Characteristics<\/b> <b>of<\/b> <b>Child<\/b> <b>Employment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children are three times more likely to be employed than city children with child employment rate in rural areas at 34% compared to 11% in urban areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, in Kampala only 3% of children are employed compared to eastern region 30%, western region 31% and central 45%. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Child Labour is categorized into four sectors: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children working in <\/span><b>industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector: making bricks, quarrying stone and mining. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children working <\/span><b>service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector: vending, street work, working as porters, collecting and selling scrap metal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children working in the <\/span><b>agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector: tobacco, coffee, harvesting sugar cane, herding cattle. Nearly 96% of employed children between the age of 6-13 work in the agriculture sector, the remaining fraction 4% are distributed across the other sectors. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Worst<\/b> <b>forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: commercial sexual exploitation, human trafficking, forced labour in agriculture, using children for illicit activities such as smuggling and stealing due to human trafficking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final category is mainly attributed to the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army(LRA) which has been active since <\/span><b>1987<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is known that the LRA kidnap children and force girls to become sex slaves and boys to become soldiers. <\/span><b>80%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of members LRA are children; from 1987 to 2009 it has been reported that 38,000 children have been kidnapped. 25% of girls are forced to cook and be sex slaves for Kony soldiers while boys are faced with the choice to kill or be killed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Effects &amp;<\/b> <b>Response<\/b> <b>to<\/b> <b>Child<\/b> <b>Labour<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2012 Uganda made minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate worst forms of child labor. The government launched National Action Plan (NAP) for the elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and created a Counter-Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) office and an inter-ministerial Task Force to coordinate anti-trafficking efforts. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective of the NAP is to <\/span><b>eliminate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the worst forms of child labour and at the same time lay a <\/span><b>firm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> foundation for children\u2019s rights to be respected, protected and fulfilled.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ugandan legislation prohibits the employment of children under the age 12. National labour law prohibits the involvement of children 12-13 in any employment except for light work carried out under the supervision of an adult aged over 18 that does not affect the child&#8217;s education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is clear the legal framework has left a gap between the <\/span><b>age<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to which <\/span><b>education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>compulsory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>minimum<\/b> <b>age<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>work<\/b> <b>labour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inspections are not carried out in rural areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children continually <\/span><b>engage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the worst forms of child labour primarily in <\/span><b>hazardous<\/b> <b>forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of agriculture and domestic service. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Challenges for Youth <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More often Ugandan young people face a number of challenges entering the labour market. <\/span><b>High<\/b> <b>proportion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> urban youth who have not completed necessary education is therefore at risk of <\/span><b>social<\/b> <b>marginalization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most if not all youth jobs are in the <\/span><b>informal<\/b> <b>sector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, therefore, meaning the youth have limited access to social or job security. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However between 2006 &amp; 2012 school attendance <\/span><b>increased<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by 8%, while the labour force participation decreased by 4%. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Key<\/b> <b>Policy<\/b> <b>Implications<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Direct<\/b> <b>action<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would play a crucial role in Uganda given the large size of the child labour population and country\u2019s limited resources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct action is desperately needed to ensure the <\/span><b>removal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>recovery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>reintegration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of working children whose rights are most compromised. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow-up actions ensuring that rescued children are provided with a full range of needed social services are also crucial. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially a set <\/span>child-centred<b><\/b> <b>policies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which will <\/span><b>promote<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> schooling as an alternative to child labour. This will provide children with basic and life skills needed to further learning and practical living.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Education<\/b> <b>&amp; Second<\/b> <b>Chance<\/b> <b>Learning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: early childhood education programs can promote learning readiness, <\/span><b>increase<\/b> <b>school<\/b> <b>enrollment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and school survival and <\/span><b>help<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> children away from underage employment. Support for second chance policies is critical to avoid large numbers of children entering adulthood in a disadvantaged position <\/span><b>permanently<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> harmed by early work experience. They should be offered a <\/span><b>bridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to successfully integrate or reintegrate into formal school class.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Expand<\/b> <b>Social<\/b> <b>Protection<\/b>: social protection instruments will serve to prevent<b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vulnerable households from having to resort to child labour as a buffer against poverty. The government has <\/span><b>prioritized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> social protection expansion and started a social protection program known as the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Promote<\/b> <b>Greater<\/b> <b>Public<\/b> <b>Awareness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: child labour is a clear example which both <\/span><b>social<\/b> <b>norms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>economic<\/b> <b>considerations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are important and <\/span><b>strategic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> communication efforts need to be designed with this in mind. A mix of <\/span><b>conventional<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e.g. radio, TV and print media and <\/span><b>non<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><b>conventional<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e.g. religious leaders, school teachers, healthcare workers. Providing information on national child labour legislation in terms that are understandable. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Promote<\/b> <b>Social<\/b> <b>Mobilisation<\/b> <b>Against<\/b> <b>Child<\/b> <b>Labour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: social actors including NGOs, faith-based organizations, teachers, teacher\u2019s organizations, the mass media have important roles to play in the <\/span><b>broader<\/b> <b>societal<\/b> <b>effort<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against child labour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Strengthening<\/b> <b>Child<\/b> <b>Labor<\/b> <b>Inspections<\/b> <b>&amp; Monitoring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Employment Act No.6 2006 requires districts to appoint <\/span><b>labour<\/b> <b>officers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide technical advice to employers. The government&#8217;s actual capacity to monitor formal workplaces is limited;<\/span><b>30\/90<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> districts have recruited labour officers to enforce labour legislation. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>An advocate<\/b> <b>of<\/b> <b>Political<\/b> <b>Commitment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>at<\/b> <b>all<\/b> <b>levels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is also needed to ensure that child labour reduction actually happens. The government released NAP &amp; CTIP reflecting their commitment to eliminating child labour. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about child labour on Humanium\u2019s website: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.humanium.org\/en<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>References <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucw-project.org\/attachment\/Uganda_report_child_labor_youth_employment20141016_154929.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.ucw-project.org\/attachment\/Uganda_report_child_labor_youth_employment20141016_154929.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/ilab\/reports\/child-labor\/findings\/2012TDA\/uganda.pdf<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ilab\/child-labor\/Uganda.pdf<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucw-project.org\/attachment\/child_labour_Uganda20110628_105759.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.ucw-project.org\/attachment\/child_labour_Uganda20110628_105759.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ugandachildsoldiers.weebly.com\/effects-on-the-children.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/ugandachildsoldiers.weebly.com\/effects-on-the-children.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by: Igi Nderi<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Proofread by: Saurabh Kumar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Child Labour denies fundamental human rights such as the right to education, right to rest and leisure and free from the country\u2019s unfair working conditions, such rights are imperative to the living standard of children are upheld by international conventions. 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