Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone
2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2022, Sierra Leone made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government passed the Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act, which increased prison terms for sex trafficking and established a trust fund for survivors of human trafficking to pay for shelter, medical services, and legal aid. The government also launched a hotline to report trafficking crimes and established a National Migration Policy to promote the rights of migrants and increase public awareness of human trafficking. However, children in Sierra Leone are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking, and forced labor in mining. Children also engage in dangerous tasks in quarrying stone and fishing. Sierra Leone's light work provisions do not specify the activities and conditions in which light work may be undertaken or limit the number of hours of light work, which does not meet international standards. In addition, Sierra Leone lacks a national policy and social program to address all relevant worst forms of child labor.

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