A rare victory in the fight against child labor....
Nearly 400 children were freed from bonded labor in West Africa by the African base of Interpol. 73 people suspected of child labor and trafficking were arrested and questioned.
What really amazed me was kids as young as 6 working deep in gold mines and cotton fields, being sexually and physically abused. They were found in narrow, airless mining holes, with no pay and no education. If no rescue had occurred, what would have happened to them?
Gold mining is huge in Africa, and children are used as quick and cheap labor. They slip down dozens of meters (yards) into mine shafts as narrow as manholes, or pound chunks of dirt and rub mercury in their hands to attract gold out of it.
The UN has declared mining one of the worst forms of labor, and are doing all they can to stop it. We give our hearts to those who were rescued and the millions of kids in West Africa who are still in labor.
Nearly 400 children were freed from bonded labor in West Africa by the African base of Interpol. 73 people suspected of child labor and trafficking were arrested and questioned.
What really amazed me was kids as young as 6 working deep in gold mines and cotton fields, being sexually and physically abused. They were found in narrow, airless mining holes, with no pay and no education. If no rescue had occurred, what would have happened to them?
Gold mining is huge in Africa, and children are used as quick and cheap labor. They slip down dozens of meters (yards) into mine shafts as narrow as manholes, or pound chunks of dirt and rub mercury in their hands to attract gold out of it.
The UN has declared mining one of the worst forms of labor, and are doing all they can to stop it. We give our hearts to those who were rescued and the millions of kids in West Africa who are still in labor.
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ReplyDeleteIt did take place in Mauritania, a hub for child labor in West Africa. The details haven't been released yet, but I wrote on what information I knew at that time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support!
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