Project Resource

Analytical Study on Child Labour in Lake Volta Fishing in Ghana

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Release Year
2013
Document Type
REPORT

This study aims to support national efforts to eliminate Worst Forms of Child Labor (WFCL) in the fishing sector. The purpose is to create a shared platform for action against child labor and trafficking in that sector. Specifically, the study's objectives are (i) to examine the scope of the problem of child labor in fishing on Lake Volta (ii) to find out the nature and dimensions of child labor in Lake Volta fishing, including the extent of trafficking into the sector especially of children from other regions and countries. (iii) to find out how the marketing and supply chains work and the underlying motive of fishing operators regarding the use of children (iv) to recommend measures to enhance interventions against child labor in the fishing sector in Ghana; and (v) to support the validation of research findings.

Project Topics
Child Labor
Trafficking in persons (human trafficking)
Occupational Safety and Health
Health effects
Reduced learning opportunities
Working conditions
Worst forms of child labor (WFCL)
Poverty
Economic Sector
Fishing
Intervention Type
Research
Awareness-raising
Policy strengthening
Goods
Fish
Project
Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labor in West Africa by Strengthening Sub-Regional Cooperation Through ECOWAS
Grantee
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Author
Paul Kukwaw, Development Consultant; Government of Ghana; International Labor Organization (ILO) - International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
Research Type
Qualitative research
Quantitative research
Language
English
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