A child carries water from the shore of Jamestown in Accra
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
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
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
