Illegal mining pulling Ghana’s school children out of classrooms and into hazardous labour

A recent study conducted by Solidaridad West Africa and the Minerals Commission across four mining communities, Pameng, Asamang, Akwaboaso and Abrenya, in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region has revealed that school children are increasingly abandoning classrooms for mining sites in search of quick income to support their families. The study conducted in […]

By Charles Nixon