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11 Jan 2008

Author:
Joy Online [Ghana]

US Congressmen probe child labour on Ghana’s cocoa farms

A delegation from the US Congress is on a three-day visit to the country to monitor efforts by the Ghana government to reduce the worst forms of child labour and slavery on the nation’s cocoa farms... Congressman Engel told a meeting with government officials that the visit was not a fault-finding one but meant to complement the efforts of the Ghanaian government to combat child slavery and bondage on the cocoa farms. Meanwhile the Ghana government says it has nothing to fear or hide from the visit by the three US Congressmen.

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