Ghana: a step towards ending slavery

Written by David Fletcher 28 Nov 2019
Ghana: a step towards ending slavery

Thousands of children aged between three and seventeen live in slavery on Lake Volta, working up to 18 hours a day in the fishing industry. They are paid in daily abuse and threats, and the only way out is to drown or be rescued. Praise God for two convictions when the accused men pleaded guilty to human trafficking. One of them, who used the children for labour on his fishing boat, must also pay a fine or spend an additional year to the five-year sentence if unable to pay. While IJM has previously seen convictions for child labour in Ghana, these are their first for human trafficking, and a significant step toward ending slavery in the fishing industry.

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  • Praise: God for this rescue, and for the convictions. May they be the first of many to end child slavery in our lifetime. (1 Chronicles 16:8)