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In March 2019 its reporting on child labor in fishing communities of Lake Volta in Ghana [3] was criticized by the Ghanaian politician Betty Mensah and the academic Samuel Okyere, who said CNN ignored that many children become self-sufficient fishermen in adulthood and can thus be described as apprentices rather than slaves. [4]
An estimated 7,000 to 10,000 children work in the fishing industry on Lake Volta. The nature of their employment has been described as slavery in The Guardian [ 8 ] and by the CNN Freedom Project .
"Troubled Waters" (2019) – Explores the fight against modern slavery in Ghana, where, according to estimates, over 20,000 kids are forced into slavery in the area of Lake Volta. The documentary shows a campaign to help children on the lake, which includes a testimony of a child dealer and a person who decided to sell their own child. [10]
Related: Indictment Accuses White Couple of Forcing Adopted Black Children to Work as 'Slaves,' Says Judge. The couple's trial began on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, ...
Children as young as age 4 have been subjected to forced labor in fishing in the areas around Lake Volta, sometimes as a result of human trafficking. [24] In 2017 IJM Ghana team and local authorities rescued 31 children believed to be engaged in forced labor from fishing communities within the area of Lake Volta and placed them into custody. [25]
A West Virginia couple are charged with human trafficking, child neglect, forced labor and more after, prosecutors allege, they adopted five Black children from a shelter to do forced labor and ...
Slave Shackles in Ghana. In 2009, Ghana was a country of origin, transit, and destination for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. The nonconsensual exploitation of Ghanaian citizens, particularly children, was more common than the trafficking of foreign migrants. The ...
Not My Life is a documentary film about human trafficking and contemporary slavery.It addresses many forms of slavery, [1] including the military use of children in Uganda, involuntary servitude in the United States, unfree labor in Ghana, forced begging and garbage picking in India, sex trafficking in Europe and Southeast Asia, and other kinds of child abuse.