Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

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

Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government's statement that the Employment Decree No. 4, 1975, is being revised to ensure conformity with the Convention. The Committee points out that the Convention does not permit the exception for the prohibition against underground work concerning apprentices, which is provided for by section 51 of the Employment Decree. Recalling that the Government has been indicating for many years its intention to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention, the Committee hopes that the amendment will be completed in the very near future.

Article 4, paragraph 5. In the absence of response to its earlier comments, the Committee again requests the Government to supply a specimen copy of the special register kept by the employer employing young persons under section 55 of the Employment Decree and section 41 of the Employment Regulations.

Point IV of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice, including for instance statistical data on the number and nature of contraventions reported.