Government is optimistic that the Children’s Code Act could address issues of child labour and other child abuses in Sesheke District.
Being a bordering town with Namibia, Sesheke is prone to child labour and trafficking, among others.
GET MORE NEWS UPDATES
Section 13 of the Children’s Code Act clearly says, “A person shall not subject a child to economic exploitation or any work that is hazardous or likely to interfere with the child’s education, physical or mental health, spiritual, moral,
emotional or social development”.
Sesheke District Commissioner, Mr Alex Namenda, has therefore noted that such issues will be addressed with the new law now in place.
Speaking when he officiated at the Children’s Code Act rollout consultative meeting in Sesheke, Mr. Namenda said the enactment of the Children’s Code Act will undoubtedly bring sanity in the bordering Town where children’s rights are disregarded in many ways.
He therefore called on stakeholders in the district to help Government popularise the law for it to be appreciated and upheld.
And Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Director for Child Development, Mrs. Beatrice Muyambango, said apart from popularising the act, stakeholders should also familiarise themselves with the Child Participation and Safeguarding frameworks to holistically promote the welfare of children.
She said children are vulnerable and deserve to be secure in every place, be it homes, school, churches, or other social settings.
Mrs. Muyambango continues to call on all stakeholders to take it upon themselves and protect children from vices that might injure their future.
She reiterated that the law does not give children powers over their parents, but rather safeguards them from acts that would harm their well-being.
