The problem of child labour the law and policy in Uganda a case study of child labour in Makindye division- Kampala
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2011-06
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Kampala International University, School of Law
Abstract
This study was on the problem of child labour; the law and policy carried
out in Makindye Division, Kampala- Uganda. It was aimed at finding out
the effects of child labour on children's welfare; the law and policy in
Makindye division - Kampala District.
Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study.
Appropriate research questions were developed and pre tested in order to
find out the effects of child labour on children's welfare in Makindye
division - Kampala District.
The researcher addressed objectives which included
To identify the different forms of child labour, to identify causes of child
labour and the effects of child labour in Uganda Makindye in particular.
Using sampling, the researcher selected 50 respondents and data was
collected with the use of questionnaires and interviews.
The respondents were interviewed ranging from the working children to
the local leaders.
It emerged that child labour in Makindye is still prevalent despite the
political legal and administrative structures set up to combat it. The
common forms of child labour include domestic labour, commercial
sexual exploitation, and manual labour. The causes of the persistence of
child labour were poverty; parents drive their children into child labour
and orphan hood.
The research paper has been presented in five chapters each chapter
with definite areas of coverage.
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Dissertation presented to the faculty of law in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree Bachelor Degree of laws Kampala International University
Keywords
Child labour, Law and policy, Makindye division- Kampala, Uganda