A Critical Analysis of the Efficacy of the Legal Framework On Child Labour in The Agricultural Sector in Uganda. A Case Study of Bushenyi District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .............................................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNO\1/LEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. iv

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ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the study .................................................................................................... 1

l. lStatement of the Problem ................................................................................................... 4

1.2 Purpose of the Study .......................................................................................................... s

1.3 Objectives of the Study ...................................................................................................... s

1.4 Research Questions ............................................................................................................ 5

1.5 Scope of the Study .............................................................................................................. 5

1.6 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 5

1. 7 Conceptual frame work ..................................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................................................... 8

LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 8

2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 8

2 .1 Efficacy of the Legal Framework on Child labour ........................................................ 8

2.1.1 The employment Decree of 1975 ................................................................................. 9

2.1.2 The Children's statute of 1996 .................................................................................. 10

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2.1.3 Universal Primary Education (UPE) .......................................................................... 10

2.1.4 International Conventions ........................................................................................... 11

2.1.5 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989 ...................................... 11

2.1.6 The ILO Convention No. 182 of 1999 ....................................................................... 12

2.1. 7 IPEC's Role and Intervention ...................................................................................... 12

2.2 Causes of high child labour influx in the Agriculture sector ................................. 14

2.2.1 The economic nature of the country ......................................................................... 14

2.2.2 Poverty .............................................................................................................................. 14

2.3 Effects of child labour ...................................................................................................... 15

2.3.1 Immediate Effects ..................................................................................................... 15

2.3.1. lEffects on education ................................................................................................... 15

2.3.1.2 Vicious cycle of poverty and exploitation ............................................................. 16

2.3.1.3 Child Growth and Development ............................................................................. 16

2.3.1.4 Multiplier effect on HIV/ AIDS ................................................................................. 16

2.3.2 Gradual Effect ............................................................................................................ 16

CHAPTER THREE .............................................................................................................. 18

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................... 18

3.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 18

3 .1 Research design ................................................................................................................ 18

3.2 Study Population ............................................................................................................... 18

3 .2 .1 Sample size and selection ........................................................................................... 20

3.2.2 Sampling technique ...................................................................................................... 20

Simple random sampling ....................................................................................................... 21

Purposive Sampling ................................................................................................................. 21

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3.6 Sampling techniques ........................................................................................................ 21

3.6.1 Simple random Sampling ............................................................................................ 22

3.6.2 Purposive sampling ....................................................................................................... 22

3.7 Sources of data .................................................................................................................. 23

3.7.1 Primary sources .......................................................................................................... 23

3.7.2 Secondary sources ........................................................................................................ 23

3.8 Data collection instruments ........................................................................................... 23

3.8.1 Questionnaires ............................................................................................................... 23

3.8.2 Interviews ........................................................................................................................ 24

3.8.3 Focus Group Discussions ........................................................................................... 24

3.9 Research procedure .......................................................................................................... 25

3.10 Validity of instruments .................................................................................................. 25

3.11 Reliability of instruments ............................................................................................. 26

3.12 Confidentiality ................................................................................................................. 26

3.12 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................... 26

3.12.1 Qualitative data analysis ........................................................................................... 26

3.12.2 Quantitative data analysis ........................................................................................ 27

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................. 28

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS .................................................... 28

4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 28

4.1 The efficacy of the legal framework on child labour in Uganda ............................ 28

Causes of child labour in Uganda ........................................................................................ 30

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FIVE ................................................................................................................... 35

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5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 35

5.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................ 35

5.1.1 Efficiency of the legal framework. .............................................................................. 35

5.1.2 Causes of child labour ................................................................................................. 36

5.1.3 Effects of child labour .................................................................................................. 36

5.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 36

BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................ 39

APPENDIX I ............................................................................................................................... 43

APPENDIX II .............................................................................................................................. 44

APPENDIX III ............................................................................................................................. 46

APPENDIX IV ............................................................................................................................. 47

APPENDIX V .............................................................................................................................. 48