World Day Against Child Labour 2025: Let’s Speed Up Action!
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Theme: End Child Labour – Let Us Speed Up Action
Summary Statement:
The Platform for Labour Action (PLA), representing civil society organizations in Uganda, delivered a powerful statement urging accelerated action to eliminate child labour, aligning with the 2025 deadline of Sustainable Development Goal 8.7. Despite progress in legal reforms and policy development, Uganda still faces high child labour rates, especially in informal sectors like agriculture, domestic work, and mining.
The statement highlights the vulnerability of children in rural, refugee-hosting, and economically stressed areas. PLA calls for:
- Strengthening legal frameworks and enforcement.
- Expanding child-sensitive social protection.
- Investing in education and vocational training.
- Engaging communities and the private sector.
- Empowering households through legal awareness.
“Child labour is not inevitable; it is preventable. It is a choice society makes—and today, we call upon all of us to choose differently.”
— Grace Mukwaya, Executive Director, PLA
The message concludes with a strong appeal to all stakeholders to act decisively and collaboratively to end child labour in Uganda.
For more comprehensive information, please download the full statement.