Amansie West NCCE Intensifies Public Awareness on Child Trafficking and Child Labour

The Amansie West Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organized a radio discussion programme on child trafficking and child labour to educate the public on the dangers associated with the practices and the need to protect children within the district.
The programme was held on Monday, 11th May 2026, on Promise Radio 105.1 FM. It featured the Amansie West District Director of the NCCE, Mr. Aziz Laryea, and a Senior Civic Educator, Mr. Stephen Agyei, as resource persons.

Facilitators sensitized listeners on children’s rights as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, the Children’s Act, 1998 (Act 560), the Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694), as amended by Act 784, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Explaining the concept of child labour, Mr. Aziz Laryea stated that a child is any person below the age of eighteen years and emphasized that every child has the right to protection from work that threatens his or her health, education, safety, and development. He noted that child labour involves engaging children in hazardous and exploitative work such as mining and quarrying, carrying heavy loads, going to sea, operating dangerous machinery, and working in bars, hotels, and entertainment centres where they may be exposed to immoral behaviour.

On child trafficking, Mr. Laryea explained that it involves the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, trading, or receipt of persons for exploitation within or across national borders. He further highlighted that trafficking often involves deception, threats, force, abuse of power, and exploitation, including forced labour and sexual exploitation. According to him, no child can consent to being trafficked under any circumstances.
Mr. Stephen Agyei also educated listeners on the penalties under the Human Trafficking Act, stating that any person who engages in trafficking or uses the services of a trafficked person commits an offence and is liable to a minimum prison term of five years upon conviction.

Parents, guardians, and community members were urged to remain vigilant and prioritize the welfare, protection, and education of children. The facilitators emphasized that protecting children is a shared civic responsibility essential for national development and social justice.

The public was further encouraged to support the fight against child trafficking and child labour through prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnership. Community members were urged to “See Something, Say Something” by reporting suspected cases to the Ghana Police Service, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), and the Department of Social Welfare.

The programme ended with a call on all stakeholders to work together to safeguard the rights and welfare of children in the Amansie West District and Ghana as a whole.