Child LaborArchive 2008–2016

Child Labor in Central Region (2010)

A child labor case from 2010 in Central Region, Ghana.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

Two men were driving 118 children from Akumfi Ekupoanu in Ghana's Central Region. They were intercepted at Half-Assim in the Western Region, heading west.

Response and intervention

Ghana police intervened as the children were being transported and rescued the children. Ghana police intervened and rescued the children. They are in police custody while the matter is being investigated. Ghana police News media

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