Forced LaborArchive 2008–2016

Forced Labor in Kete Krachi (2008)

A forced labor case from 2008 in Kete Krachi, 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

No, the country of Ghana is aware of the situation but we don't prosecute the slave master unless they break their social contract with us...which is to purchase no other slave children.

Response and intervention

We were able to rescue the boys from the master and they are now safe The boys are in our safe home and they are receiving education at this time we are working to get them some help with any emotional problems they may have from their time in slavery. Not for Sale Team Ghana We have our volunteers working on the islands within Lake Volta...this case was brought to our attention by one of the volunteers.

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IJM Ghana and Ghanaian police rescued 24 boys, the youngest seven, who had been forced to work in the fishing industry on Lake Volta, after months of joint work to identify suspected traffickers on the lake.

1 source

Child Labor2009

Volta Region, Ghana, 2009

Ghana GH

Many of the children were sold or given into slavery as fishers and divers when they were too young to remember, and have done it all their lives, for at least the past 15 years. They were recruited from poor families who felt themselves incapable of providing for their children.

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Child Labor2009

Central Region, Ghana, 2009

Ghana GH

A man told the victim's parents he would be involved in his successful sales business. He sold the victim to fishers on Lake Volta, who enslaved him for 8 years From 4 to 8 a.m., he pulled the nets into the boat and unloaded the fish to the riverside. Then spent the day mending nets to prepare for more fishing in the afternoon. First meal of the day was eaten in the afternoon, and the second and last one just before bed. He was frequently beaten, other times he was punished by having the fishermen steer the boat away, forcing him to swim a long distance to catch up with them. Web address(es) of reports www.freetheslaves.net/NETCOMMUNITY .SSLpage.aspx?pid=378&srcid=248

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