Ghana: NGOs partner to raise awareness, fight against child-labour in mining
'Two NGOs team up against child-labour', 15 Sep 2015: Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)…have teamed up to tackle child labour especially…The NGOs, Free the Slaves (FTS), and the Mission of Hope International Foundation (MIHOSO) are…working to control and prevent child labour in mining communities…Mr. Israel Zaghe, Public Relations Officer of FTS…said research by the two NGOs called for intervention of the national security to save the future of the youth…“the MIHOSO Team has structured 10 learning groups…to assimilate best practices in children’s issues…[and] play…a…watch dog role in their respective…communities.”…[B]ecause of the widespread ignorance…about the consequences of…child labour on…society…[it] continued to prevail in mining areas…thwarting efforts by… stakeholders to combat child labour in the country. [FTS]…therefore urged Ghanaians to join in the fight against…child labour…to “bring about the much needed change…”.