By; Francis Lubega
12th Novembe 2019
The Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called for legislation on Child labour.
She cited extreme poverty, lack of education, conflict and instability, as the drivers of child labour in the world especially where the basics of life cannot be met by a number of families forcing children to seek for jobs in the mining areas like stone crushing sites, factories and as domestic workers.
Kadaga said this while presenting a paper to Chief Justices of the world on the topic “Combating child labour in modern societies: A challenge towards the welfare of humanity and future generations.”
The Justices are meeting in Lucknow, India, from 6-12 November 2019 for the 20 th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World organized by City Montessori School.
Kadaga proposed that to combat the vice, governments should take bold steps to enact legislation on child labour and for world leaders to make commitments to the enforcement of the conventions of the Rights of the Child.
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