National Policy on the Elimination of Child Labour.

Child labour constitutes one of the greatest sources of child abuse and exploitation and is a fundamental violation of the rights of the child. The Government of Uganda: acknowledges that a stable, prosperous and modernized Uganda will thrive by investing in children; understands that child labour, particularly in its worst forms, violates the dignity of children and hinders the realization of national development goals; recognizes explicitly the close link between eliminating child labour and other important national concerns including eradicating poverty, improving accessibility to education and reducing the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The vision of this policy is a society free of exploitative child labour, in which all working children enjoy their right to childhood, education, dignity and the full development of their potential. A multi-sectoral National Steering Committee on Child Labour and the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development provide guidance and coordination to the above measures. The mission of this policy is to provide an enabling environment for the prevention, protection and elimination of child labour (6.1.2).