Government has appealed to different stakeholders to collaborate in the fight against child labour in Uganda.
Apollo Onzoma, the Assistant Commissioner of Industrial Relations at the Ministry of Gender, denounced increasing cases of child and forced labour in the country’s supply chains.
Speaking to Monitor, Onzoma noted that “although Uganda has ratified international conventions and adopted laws and policies on child labour, enforcement remains weak due to lack of resources, corruption, and limited inspections.”
He further noted that Uganda is committed to Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 which focuses on eradicating child labour by 2025.
“The labour sector is very critical for national development but to achieve this commitment of ending child labour, we need joint action,” Onzoma emphasized.
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