Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Response: Management Response

...child labor and requires that “Children below 18 years should not be recruited.” Labor law in Uganda does not allow children below 12 years to be employed. Children under the age of 14 can be employed in light work under the supervision of an adult, provided the work does not interfere with the child’s education. However, no person under 18 years can be employed in work that is harmful to health, dangerous or unsuitable. The Children’s Act (Cap 59 Sect. 8) states that no child shall be employed ...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Response: Management Report and Recommendation

...child protection. 33. The 2011 ESIS and appraisal documents lacked required analysis of risks to women and children caused by labor influx, in particular those risks related to sex with minors, teenage pregnancies, sexual harassment, child labor, and school dropouts. Management’s approach failed to meet the standards of systematic or holistic assessment of risks which aims, among other objectives, to identify adequate risk management measures for affected communities. 10. Mitigation Measures...