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Child LaborArchive 2008–2016

Child Labor in Kyenjojo (2009)

A child labor case from 2009 in Kyenjojo, Uganda.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

A friend referred her to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).

Response and intervention

No details available. Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) provides counseling and trauma therapy for victims and gets them tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Those is need of health care are taken to treatment centers and are rehabilitated to good health. UYDEL also provides training in life-skills and vocational skills like hairdressing, tailoring, electronics, catering, welding, carpentry and plumbing. A team of trained local artisans mentors the youths into skills that will enable them to find employment and start their own businesses. Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL). - UG-UYD-20090318-00002 A 21 year old girl was convinced by a friend that there were well paying jobs in the city but ended up homeless and had to find a job as a maid where she was exploited. She told a friend that she was being overworked and underpaid and her friend referred her to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).

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A 17 year old was taken from her parents by her older sister who promised she would provide her a good education and $15 a month. Instead she was forced to do rigorous house work for no pay. She was often beaten when she messed up.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016
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Kisaasi, Uganda, 2009

Uganda UG

Mama Ibrahim came to village to get some one to help her out because she was about to give birth. A 14 year old girl was promised education. She worked as a house maid, cooking and washing the children. She was neglected, forced to work and denied food.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016
Domestic Servitude2009

Kisaasi, Uganda, 2009

Uganda UG

Mr. Kibirige promised a girl employment in Kampala and that she would have a safe place to stay. The victim was forced to be a house girl and nanny. she was paid $12 a month. The victim was raped by her trafficker.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016