Ghana marks Child Labour Day

Every year, on June 12, the World Day Against Child Labour is observed to raise awareness of the plight of child labourers worldwide. 

To combat child labour around the world, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) initiated the World Day against Child Labour in 2012.

Ghana's efforts have been hampered by the lack of coordination among key stakeholders.

It is against this background that a Minister of State in charge of Social and Allied Institution, Madam Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah, has called on stakeholders to intensify the crusade against child labour.

She suggested that they should deepen their engagement by offering better protection for the rights of children and redouble their efforts to quicken the pace of the implementation of the National Plan of Action (NPA).

Speaking to the Daily Graphic ahead of World Day against Child Labour, Madam Ghansah said though Ghana had been commended as being among the countries leading the way in the elimination of child labour in the world, ' we still have children in the fishing, mining and cocoa growing communities involved in the practice.'

Madam Ghansah, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, said it was disheartening to see children of schoolage selling all kinds of items, often under the scorching sun and in the rain.

By Dominic Moses Awiah