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• Father Campbell has been recounting how he got employed as a labourer at age 13 • He said at the time it is difficult for his family • He indicated that he was paid 30 shillings a week which he used to fund his secondary education Revered Roman Catholic …

The European Union (EU) has said it does not intend to place a ban on the purchase of cocoa from Ghana because of child labor claims. Rather, the EU is working closely with the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), among other stakeholders, to agree …

The use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast during the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, academics said on Monday, largely supporting earlier findings that were questioned by both states. The prevalence of children doing hazardous work, including using sharp tools, …

The owner of a Chinese plastic manufacturing company at Anhwiankwanta in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti region has fled after one of his employees got grinded to death at the factory on Monday. Youth of the town threatened to burn down the factory after the incident, but for the …