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IS IT STILL CHILD LABOUR IF THE CHILD IS LEARNING A SKILL ?.

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Wuhu is a well-known businessman mu kikuubo. He has 12 children, all of whom he wants to take over his business empire when he dies. He has insisted that the children do not need to go to school and all they need to learn is in kikuubo.

They are often seen carrying luggage for their father, balancing books of accounts and interacting with other businessmen downtown. In order to teach them business skills, he also sends them to the streets to sell things to people in traffic. They have now become very skilled businesspeople. However, Nalu their maternal aunt has promised to report Wuhu to the police for child labour. Wuhuu says even he did not go to school and started heavy work at 12 years old so his children must do the same and learn skills instead of wasting time in school.

WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?

The law states that child labour is any work that is harmful to a child’s mental, physical, and social development. The law also states that children have a right to education and this right is protected by the State.

This means that even if a child is learning a skill and making money, if the work that child is doing harms them socially, mentally, or physically or stops them from going to school, then this work is child labour.

It is also important to note that children can start heavier work at the age of 16 to 18 but below 14, they can only undertake supervised light work.

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