Child labour allegations against Church

The Catholic Church in Uganda has been accused of profiting from child labour, writes Rose Gamble.

Children are working on church-owned land in Kabale, southwest Uganda, according to allegations made to the BBC by a nurse with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Uganda. Alex Turyaritunga, who is a former child soldier, alleged that children as young as 10 are working on a tea plantation, from which the Catholic Church is profiting.  

The BBC was told that the land is owned by the Church, which has had links with Kigezi Highland Tea Ltd since 2013. Fifteen children were alleged to be working there. The diocese denied children were working on the land.