Govt urges mass action to end child labour

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…