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A world free of child labour

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@UNRA_ED @egis Are they going to be any different from those Pinnacle Security guys who take advantage of the motorists who get mechanical problems on the Express Highway to extort money from them?

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Representatives from Civil Society, UNATU, NOTU , ILO, Government and Lawmakers amongst others meet in Kampala on harmonizing the legal and policy frameworks on child labour and education.

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As Members of Parliament we are very ready to defend policies to eliminate child labour when they come before parliament because we have seen the vice increasing in our respective constituencies," said Katenya Isaac , MP for Bulambuli Constituency

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Filbert Baguma, Secretary General UNATU has argued that in the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic, there is need for more efforts to protect children from child labour because the problem has become real with the closure of schools#Work:NoChild'sBusiness

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"All stakeholders should take collective responsibility to address child labour in Uganda," says Juliet Wajega, Country Coordinator, Work: No Child's Business at a meeting with MPs on harmonizing the legal and policy frameworks on child labour and education in Kampala.

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In Uganda over 4 million children about 28% of the total population of children in the country are involved in child labour," according to Juliet Wajega, Country Coordinator Work:No Child's Business in Uganda

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Meeting between child rights organizations , workers' Union NOTU, ILO and Members of Parliament to discuss issues related to child labour in Uganda is currently underway at Hotel Africana

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Project managers and accountants of partner organizations working to eliminate child labour especially in the extractive industries have undergone training in financial management organized by Hivos in Busia District