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Two thousand children withdrawn from Child labour

December 28, 2005

Ghana - The International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) has said that through its implementing partners, it has withdrawn 2,000 children from various forms of child labour.

The children were withdrawn from fishing, mining and quarrying communities, as well as head-portage nicknamed "kayayei" and commercial sex activities and are being trained in formal school or being assisted to acquire skills.

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