Using collective bargaining agreements to prevent child labour in Uganda’s agricultural supply chains

This document showcases a good practice from Uganda, where the National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU), with support from the ILO, has integrated child labour prevention clauses into Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) in the tea and coffee sectors. It outlines the step-by-step process—from capacity building and negotiation to registration, dissemination, and monitoring—and highlights the role of trade unions, employers, and government actors in creating legally enforceable, child-labour-free workplaces. The practice demonstrates how CBAs can serve as powerful tools for institutionalizing rights-based approaches to child labour prevention within agricultural supply chains.