Regional News of Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

My kids hate me; I sold them into slavery

A child carries water from the shore of Jamestown in Accra A child carries water from the shore of Jamestown in Accra

Child labour is a major problem in Ghana, affecting more than one-fifth of young people.

The figure can be much higher in coastal areas, where poverty-hit families send their children to work or sell them into labour.

Research by volunteering organisation Ubelong suggests more than 80% of children in the town of Senya are trafficked into hazardous work in the fishing industry