Uganda faces scrutiny over child labour violations – ILO expert

According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) 2022, 14% of the children are engaged in labour. Since the lockdown, there has been around a 30% spike in child labour, mainly in the country’s coffee and tea value chain.

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(L-R) Richard Bigirwa, Secretary General of National Organisation of Trade Union (NOTU), Musa Okello Chairman General NOTU and Abdulhu Byakatonda Workers MP during the International Labour Organisation legal clinic training in Kampala April 12, 2024. (Credit: Wilfred Sanya)