Over 2.7m Ugandans in child labour

OVER 2.7 million children in Uganda are engaged in child labour, with eastern Uganda being the worst affected.

Programme coordinator of the Rural Development Media and Communications, Hamidu Kizito said the figure reflects a participation rate of 34.4% of the country’s child population.

He said about 54% of child labourers are between 10-14 years of age and that a third of them are below the age of 10.