Ghana

2014 World Day Against Child Labor Speech by Tom Harkin on the Senate Floor

June 19th, 2014: Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) delivered this speech on the Senate

Thu Jun 19 2014

How Can We End Child Labor In The Fields? Pay Farmers Better

April 23rd, 2014: A few weeks ago a request for internal documents from the chocolate giant

Wed Apr 23 2014

10 Facts about Child Labor in Lake Volta’s Fishing Industry:

July 31st, 2013: In Ghana, one in six children aged 6 to 14 are involved in child labor; 2.3

Wed Jul 31 2013

CHILD LABOR AND ENSLAVEMENT IN GHANA’S LAKE VOLTA FISHING INDUSTRY

July 31st, 2013: For a small sum of money, James Kofi Annan’s father handed him over to a child

Wed Jul 31 2013

Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign Welcomes Hershey’s Announcement to Source 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020

October 4th, 2012: Many other smaller chocolate companies are already 100 percent certified, a

Thu Oct 4 2012

Hershey Announces Plans to Reinforce Cocoa Sustainability in West Africa

FBR Staff Writer Published 31 January 2012 The Hershey Company, the US-based chocolate

Tue Jan 31 2012

ILO implements project on elimination of child labour in Birim South (Ghana)

July 6th, 2011: Mrs Stella Ofori, Principal Labour Officer, Child Labour Unit of the Labour

Wed Jul 6 2011

Ghana Police Rescue 116 Children from Forced Labor

ACCRA, Ghana—Ghanaian police say they have rescued 116 children who were forced into child labor

Fri May 27 2011

Tulane Report Focuses Attention on Child Labor in Cocoa Industry

October 24th, 2010: West Africa's cocoa industry is still trafficking children and using forced

Sun Oct 24 2010

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