Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1988, published 75th ILC session (1988)

Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 123) - Uganda (Ratification: 1967)

Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. In its previous comments the Committee, while noting that in practice no persons under the age of 16 years are employed underground in mines, had pointed out that the exception of apprentices from the prohibition of underground work which is provided for by section 51 of the Employment Decree of 1975 is not permitted by the Convention. The Committee notes with interest the Government's statement that this anomaly will be corrected during the forthcoming review of the labour legislation. The Committee hopes that the next report will indicate the measures taken to bring the legislation into full conformity with the Convention on this point.