Table of Contents
DECLARATION ............................... : ......................................................................................... i
APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................................... iv
ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................. ix
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................... xi
CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1
I .0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ !
1.1 Background to the Study ........................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ....................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................................. 3
1.4 Definition of Key Terms ........................................................................................................ 3
1.4.1 Children ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.4.2Child Labour ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.4.3Child Rights ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.4.4Informal Sector ................................................................................................................... .3
1.4.5 Prostitution of Children ...................................................................................................... .4
1.4.6 Hazardous Work ................................................................................................................ .4
1.4.7Minimum Age for Employment. ......................................................................................... .4
1.4.8 Minimum Age for Hazardous Work ................................................................................... 5
1.4.9Sexual Slavery ........................... : ......................................................................................... 5
1.5 Objectives of the Study .......................................................................................................... 6
1.5.1 General Objective ............................................................................................................... 6
1.5.2 Specific Objectives ............................................................................................................. 6
1 .6 Research Questions ................................................................................................................ 6
1.7 Significance of the Study ....................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER TWO ......................................................................................................................... 7
LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................ 7
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2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ ?
2.1. Forms of Child Labour .......................................................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Causes of Child Labour ...................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1.1 Personal Variables ........................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1.2 Social-cultural Aspects .................................................................................................. ! 0
2.1.2 Effects of Child Labour .................................................................................................... ! 0
2.1.2.1 Negative Effects ............................................................................................................. 10
2.2 Basic Education ................................................................................................................... 11
2.3 The Welfare Model based on the Children's Act Cap 59 .................................................... !!
CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................... 12
MET1-10DOLOGY ................. : .................................................................................................. 12
3.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 12
3. I Study Design ................................ : ....................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Case Study Design ............................................................................................................ 12
3.1.2 Descriptive Design ............................................................................................................ l2
3.2 Study Area ........................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Population of the Study ........................................................................................................ l3
3.4 Sample Size .......................................................................................................................... l3
3.5.1 Pre-testing Procedure ........................................................................................................ 14
3.6 Data Collection Methods and Procedures ............................................................................ 14
3.6.1 Questionnaires ................................................................................................................... 14
3.6.2 Intcrviews .......................................................................................................................... l5
3 .6.3 Observation ....................................................................................................................... 15
3.6.4Research Instruments ......................................................................................................... 15
3. 7 Data Management ................................................................................................................ 15
3.7.1 Data Processing and Analysis ........................................................................................... l5
3.8 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................................... 16
3.8 .1 Lim italians to the Study .................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 18
PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS ......................................................................... 18
4.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 18
4.1 Gender of Respondents (Working Children) ....................................................................... 18
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4.1.1 Age of the Respondents .................................................................................................... 19
4.1.2 Employment of the Parents of the Respondents ............................................................... 20
4.1.3 Commercial Activities of the Respondents ....................................................................... 21
4.1.4 Main Causes of Children's Participation in child labour .................................................. 22
4.2 The Existing Strategies on Child Labour ............................................................................. 23
4.2.1 institutions Addressing Child Labour ............................................................................... 23
4.3 Suggested and Recommended Measures to Contain the Situation of Child Labour ........... 24
4.3.1 Way Forward on Reducing Child Labour. ........................................................................ 24
CHAPTER FIVE ...................................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER FIVE ....................................................................................................................... 26
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................... 26
5.0 lntroduction .......................................................................................................................... 26
5.1 Observation .......................................................................................................................... 26
5.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 27
5 .2.1 Reducing household vulnerability: ................................................................................... 27
5.2.2 Reducing barriers to school access ................................................................................... 28
5.2.3 Deficiency of a Body of Ethical Principles ....................................................................... 28
5.2.4 Ineffective Education Programmes ................................................................................... 28
5.2.5 Poor Implementation of Labour Laws and Policies in the Country .................................. 29
5.3 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 30
Reference .................................................................................................................................. .31
APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX A: WORK PLAN ................................................................................................. .33
APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR WORKING CHILDREN ....................................... 34
ABSTRACT This study is intended to analyse the impacts of child labour on safety and education of the children involved. The study also sought to critically assess the effectiveness of the existing strategies in tackling the causes of child labour. The research was conducted in Tororo Municipality as a representative of other small towns where there are numbers of child workers. Quantitative data techniques of research were used during the study and these included; interviews, questionnaires, and observation methods. Interviews were conducted on selected staff from the Uganda Police Force, MoGLSD, local communities and Business community. The information collected was organized according to five chapters in order to make meaningful presentations and discussions, conclusions and recommendations. The researeh findings collected revealed that child labour is still rampant in the urban informal sector. It is upon this background that the researcher called upon the Government of Uganda, associated NGO's, international organizations and the populace who remain incompatible in goals, to foster a sustainable child labour strategy in the fight against child labour. The research recommends that government that should develop a body of ethical principles against child labour, reduce barriers to attain education, be politically committed as well as foster the implementation of labour laws and policies.
