The Role of Media in Fighting Against Child Labor in Nyendo Senyange Division Masaka District

ABSTRACT The study focused on ‘the role of the media in fighting against child labor.” It was based on its objectives namely; to find out the causes of child labor in Nyendo Sub County, to find out the xi challenges faced by media in fighting against child labor and lastly to establish how the media fight against child labor. The study was descriptive in nature. It used a sample size of 90 respondents among which included youths, local leaders and youth leaders both males and females. The researcher selected the study respondents using a random sampling technique. Interview and questionnaire methods were used to gather the primary data and documentary review was used for the collection of secondary data. The findings revealed that majority (65%) reported that they were involved in using at least some kinds of drugs. The study found that poverty was the most cause of child labor. The study also found that majority (3 8%) of the respondents reported drugs being obtained by people lead to family instability which force many children to go for work in order to earn a living. Findings also reported that majority (30%) of the respondents strongly agreed that family background, stress, peer pressure in which children lived influenced them to work. The study recommended that strict laws should be undertaken by the government to curb people who take children to work in their estates, strengthening the laws on child labor, parents being responsible ftr the acts of their children, empowering communities with techniques of identifying clii Id labor, designing awareness campaigns and sensitizations and encouraging media to reduce or eliminate the appearance of substances.