Curbing Child Labour: ICI trains journalists to support campaign
Scores of journalists have been trained to intensify the fight against child labour, especially in cocoa growing areas. The training programme was organized by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) in partnership with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). The two-day capacity building workshop held at Assin Fosu in the Central Region on January 13, focused on […] The post Curbing Child Labour: ICI trains journalists to support campaign first appeared on 3News.
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Scores of journalists have been trained to intensify the fight against child labour, especially in cocoa growing areas.
The training programme was organized by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) in partnership with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).
The two-day capacity building workshop held at Assin Fosu in the Central Region on January 13, focused on training participants in reporting on child labour.
At the workshop, participants engaged key stakeholders; including officials from the social welfare, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, as well as the Ghana Education Service.
On the issue of children being committed to child labour which most times fuel truancy, a registrar at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Mark Mensah suggested legal action against those who keep these children in the farms to serve as a deterrent.
“Prosecuting offenders will serve as an example and demonstrate the seriousness of the issue,” he stated.
According to a data captured in the 2023 Ghana Living Standards Survey report, drawn from the Ghana Statistical Service, 21.8% of children aged 5-17 in Ghana were involved in child labour.
On the issue of promoting girl-child education, a representative from the Ghana Education Service Stella Akua Monney lauded ICI for their efforts in supporting girl-child education.
She mentioned provision of sanitary pads and hygiene materials as a major intervention.
“When it comes to sanitary pads, it’s a very big problem. The lack of access leads to many issues. Some girls, due to this, engage in sexual activities, which results in early pregnancies and school dropouts. This intervention has helped many girls, improving their well-being and school attendance,”
The ICI Child labour project is currently being implemented in the Assin North, Assin Central, and Assin South districts of the Central Region, as well as the Asunafo North Municipality in the Ahafo Region.
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