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PICTORIAL REPORT OF THE LAUNCH OF THE

National Action Plan on Elimination of the Worst Forms

of Child Labour in Uganda

2012/13 – 2016/17

Kampala, 26th June 2012

Welcome desk

Participants arriving…

Silivia Asiimwe – Susan Luyiga – Hellen Paska Ayot

Programme for the launch

9:00 Arrival & Registration

9:30 Seating/coffee

10:00 National Anthem

10:05 Welcome Remarks by the MC & Documentary on child labour

10:15 Presentation of the NAP

10:45 Statements by Workers

10:50 Statements by Employers

10:55 Interlude (Poems by Children)

11:05 Statement by ILO

11:20 Statement by US Ambassador

11:35 Interlude (Dance by the children)

11:50 Remarks by Permanent Secretary/MGLSD & invites Chief Guests to deliver their speeches and launching the NAP

11:55 Statement by Minister of State of Primary Education

12:10 Statement by Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development

12:25 Launch

13:00 Lunch

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…and seating in Katonga hall, Serena Hotel.

Ms. Marie Nakazibwe

Probation and Welfare

Officer – Wakiso Mr. Julius Gizamba

ILO District Programme

Assistant – Mbale

Ms. Julian Nyachwo

CL Focal point - FUE

Development partners (Belgian Embassy,

UNICEF, UNHCR , ILO, etc.)

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The Master of Ceremony (MC) Mr. Mondo

(Commissioner for Children and Youth of MGLSD)

welcoming guests at the launch of the NAP

…and introducing the youth and children of

Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL)

performing a traditional dance.

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The children and youth of HUYSLINCI Brass Band playing the National

Anthem and entertaining the guests.

The presentation was preceded by the documentary

“Towards the elimination of child labour in Uganda”

“I want to be the president of Uganda”

Child labour in the rice plantation of Eastern Uganda

Vocational training represents an opportunity for out of school youth

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The Ag. Director for Labour (MGLSD)

Ms. Harriet Luyima presenting the NAP.

….and the complexity of child labour which requires a multidimensional

and holistic approach to tackle.

She explained the process that

guided its formulation…

…the main causes,

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Front: Frank Sekagiri

ILO District Programme Assistant - Wakiso,

Fred Mwesigye

Director of Forum for Education NGO in

Uganda

Back: Arthur Muhangi, NASCENT Rural

Development Organization

Participants took notes…

…thereafter the MC invited the Special Guests to give speeches.

Mrs. Rosemary

Ssenabulya

Mr. Wilson

Owere

Hon. Kamanda

Bataringaya

Hon. Sulaiman

Kyebakoze

Madada

Mrs. Christine

Guwatudde

Mr. Alexio

Musindo

Mr. Aaron

“Tennessee”

Carlton

Executive

Director of

Federation of

Uganda

Employers

Chairman

General

National

Organization of

Trade Unions

Minister of State

Primary

Education,

MOES

Minister of

State for the

Elderly and

Disability,

MGLSD

Permanent

Secretary

Ministry of

Gender, Labour

and Social

Development

Director , ILO

Country office

Dar es Salaam

Representative

of US Embassy

Mr. Yaw Ofosu, CL Specialist

ILO Pretoria (South Africa)

Mr. Kiiza Martin

Secretary General, National

Council for Children

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WORKERS & EMPLOYERS

National Organization of Trade Unions – Federation of Uganda Employers

The need to eliminate child labour was emphasized by the children of

Fair Pen Uganda who presented a poem.

Mrs. Rosemary Ssenabulya

FUE Executive Director

Mr. Wilson Owere

NOTU Chairman General

“As a National Center, I would wish to

reiterate our continued commitment to

the implementation of the plan. We

urge Government as a coordinating

agency to put in more efforts in the

implementation.”

The Worst Forms of Child Labour does not

only threaten the very being of a child but

also national advancement. We therefore

call upon all of you to join in this fight as

we work towards the global goal of

eliminating the WFCL child by 2016.

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Mr. Alexio Musindo gave his speech:

UYDEL youth and children presented a skit on child labour

“One child working is already too many”

The Director expressed ILO’s belief that the NAP will be

used as a framework for guiding action at the National

and local level. That it will be translated into the District

Action Plans for concrete implementation of activities

at local government level.

He acknowledged and appreciated the leadership of the

MGLSD and the participation of FUE, NOTU, COFTU and

all key stakeholders in the development of the NAP. He

thanked them in advance for their collaboration in

translating the plan into reality.

The US Ambassador’s Representative

Mr. Aaron “Tennessee” Carlton

emphasized the US efforts to stop exploitative

child labour in Uganda and around the world.

He focused on three key facets, namely

Education, Poverty and Awareness.

“Every child – every girl and boy - deserves

a chance to develop his or her full potential”

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The MC invited Mrs. Christine Guwatudde

the Permanent Secretary MGLSD to give her speech.

She then invited the Chief Guests to deliver their speeches:

Hon. Kamanda Bataringaya Minister of State for Primary Education

…the most effective way to tackle child labour is through the provision of quality education.

He appreaciated MGLSD taking the lead in the elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

He pledged the support of the MOES.

Special thanks went to Ms. Akky de Kort (left) Chief Technical Advisor and Ms. Jackie Banya (right), Senior Programme Officer (ILO/IPEC Kampala) for their commitment and work towards the development of the NAP.

“The Plan is a strategic framework that will set the stage for mobilizing policy makers and the public to act and to intensify awareness raising activities at all levels in order to promote understanding of the risks, consequences and strategies for addressing child labour.

It will also provide a basis for resource mobilization,

reporting, monitoring and evaluation and measurement of performance and progress of the interventions aimed at

combating child labour.

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Honorable Sulaiman Kyebakoze Madada

Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations

…we should understand how people

interprete the world and use their

culture to explain the difference

between child labour and child work…

On behalf of the Government of

Uganda he expressed appreciation to

the ILO and the Joint UN Programme

on AIDS for support on the

development of the NAP

Finally Hon. Madada and Hon. Bataringaya officially launching the

National Action Plan for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour

in Uganda as the first step of their commitment!

Pictorial Report compiled by

Valentina Actis Danna

June 2012