GHANA. “Take us to School for Better Future” said one of the children’s placards
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Power and Employment, Employers’ Association and the ILO/IPEC marked the event on 12 June by launching a national campaign against Child Labour from 8 to 12 June. Children withdrawn from work were among speakers during the event.
Among the activities, a panel discussion was organised on the negative impact of child labour and the importance of education. The event has also highlighted the risks posed to children engaged in hazardous activities in the agricultural sector and efforts being made by the social partners and the civil society to eliminate the problem.
Ghana ratified the ILO Convention 182, the African Charter of the Rights of the Child and was the first country to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. GAWU is pushing the Government to ratify Convention 184.
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