Exploring Legal and Non-Legal Approaches to Eliminating Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry In Ghana-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Exploring Legal and Non-Legal Approaches to Eliminating Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry In Ghana

Published:2024-05-20 Issue:47 Volume:33 Page:1-21
ISSN:2457-9017
Container-title:Journal of Legal Studies
language:en
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Author:

Ansong Alex¹,Agomor Kingsley S.²

Affiliation:

1. School of Law , University of Derby , UK

2. School of Public Service and Governance, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration , Ghana

Abstract

Abstract The problem of child labor in cocoa-producing countries like Ghana and Ivory Coast has been projected into the international limelight due to coverage by notable international media organizations like CNN, BBC, and Al Jazeera. The incidence of child labor in the cocoa industry raises legal and ethical issues in the production and manufacturing processes that feed into international trade. This paper explores the international legal framework on child labor under the Minimum Age Convention and the consistency of Ghanaian domestic law with the Convention. It further discusses empirical data collected from Anyinam, a cocoa farming community in the Eastern Region of Ghana and the sustainability programme of Federated Commodities Ltd. (FEDCO), as a private sector responsible business initiative aimed at addressing the problem of child labor from a holistic approach.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/jles-2024-0001

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