Child labor in Ghana: a case study of fishing communities in Accra

Dautey, Felix

The general objective of the study was to examine the effects of child labour in fishing communities in Ghana with specific reference to Jamestown, Chorkor and Mamprobi. The study adopted a descriptive survey and a qualitative approach. This is where interviews responded by the parents/guardians (heads of household), assembly men and staff of Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GRCC). A sample of one hundred and twenty-five (125) was considered. The snowballing sampling technique was used to select the children, purposive was used to select the staff of GRCC and heads of fishing households. Data obtained from questionnaire was analysed using content analysis was used to analyse data obtained from interviews sessions. The main findings of the study revealed that major causes of child labour are single parenting, foster parenting, poverty, lack of education, broken homes, ill health, lack of basic social amenities, high teenage pregnancies cases and absence of male household heads. It was further revealed that that child labour limits the development of communities since the education of the children are truncated and there is absence of smooth transition quality development from childhood to adulthood. The study recommends that metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) should economically empower parents of children in fishing communities by creating sustainable jobs. Again, government should empower the National Communication on Civic Education (NCCE) with the needed resources to carry out consistent but intensive and extensive education on the child labour laws, dire consequences of child labour and the relevance of child education in fishing-communities.

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