National Action Plan on Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Uganda 2012/13 - 2016/17.

The National Action Plan on Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. This Plan primarily targets children engaged in the worst forms of child labour as well as Children at risk of Child Labour. The timeframe of the Plan is 6 years between 2012/2013 and 2016/2017. The overall goal of the Plan is to reduce the magnitude of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2017 by (i) promoting primary level education and increasing access to appropriate skills training programs for children, (ii) increasing access to social protection and social assistance services for households, (iii) raising public awareness on the causes and consequences of the worst forms of child labour, (iv) strengthening the legal, policy and institutional framework for prevention, (v) withdrawing and rehabilitating children engaged in the WFCL and integrating them back to their families and communities, and (vi) strengthening cooperation between among government, the employers and labour unions in addressing the problem of child labour.