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Human Trafficking Risk Factors in Gold Production in Africa

Some gold mining operations in sub-Saharan Africa have been associated with trafficking and child prostitution. Large mining areas bringing together transitory populations are particularly …

#JustTurned18: Homeless first-time voter resorts to prostitution …

Young homeless first-time voter, Maa Afia, has revealed that her father's impulsive decision to throw her out of home after a heated argument is what pushed her into prostitution.

The impact of mining on farming as a livelihood strategy …

Ghana has a long history of mining which many stakeholders contend has negatively impacted on the growth of other important sectors of the Ghanaian economy and also causing other social problems ...

Cardinal Namdini mining project to be commissioned in Northern Ghana

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr A. Jinapor, has announced that the government is expected to commission the Cardinal Namdini Mining project, the largest gold mining operation in Northern Ghana in November 2024. The project is set to become the third-largest mining company in ...

Internalizing the Negative Externalities of Mining in …

mining activity may have in mining communities for example the alteration of the social structure, increased delinquency, prostitution, alteration of the local culture and forced relocation. Ghana like any other mining country is beset with negative externalities (problems) concerning social and environmental issues.

Nigerians Lured Into Prostitution In Ghana

However, ongoing investigations by The Chronicle indicate that Ghana is fast becoming a transit point where most from Nigeria are trafficked and sold into prostitution in Europe, while the hopes of making it to Europe are never realized in a cartel of modern day slavery in the 21 st century.

Mahama is the first sitting president to be involved in illegal mining …

Breaking News in Ghana, Ghana Sports News, Ghana News, News in Ghana, latest in ghana, Business in Ghana, Entertainment in Ghana, Top Stories, Headlines in Ghana, Politics in Ghana ... Mahama is the first sitting president to be involved in illegal mining activities – NAPO. October 25, 2024. in News, Top Story.

Ghana: workers in Accra increase charges over current …

Prostitutes stand walk on the street in Benin City, capital of Edo State, southern Nigeria, on March 29, 2017. ... Thousands demonstrate in Accra against illegal mining in Ghana 06/10 - 15:47 ...

Mechanisms for Ending Illegal Mining and Protecting

Consequently, it is crucial for the government of Ghana to implement effective mechanisms that will put an end to illegal mining and safeguard the country's water bodies and forest reserves. This article explores various mechanisms the government can utilize, including their implementation and associated initiatives, to tackle this pressing ...

Prostitution in Ghana, it's Religious and ethical implications: The

The study was conducted to investigate the religious and ethical implications of prostitution in Ghana. The purpose of the study was to examine why prostitution still persists in spite of condemnation by some religious groups. ... Six selected communities, where mining and industrial activities are done, comprising 53 respondents and ...

Prostitution: Nigerian human trafficking Kingpin

Known as Emeka and nick-named "Pu**y Mama," the trafficker had been on the police wanted list in both Ghana and Nigeria for years. Emeka, identified as intersex with both male and genitalia, is involved in trafficking women from Nigeria, Liberia, and Togo into Ghana for prostitution, according to a police report.

Homeless first-time voter resorts to prostitution after …

Young homeless first-time voter, Maa Afia, has revealed how an impulsive decision taken by her father to after a heated argument pushed her into prostitution. According to Maa Afia, her father was ...

Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation …

Keywords: Small Scale Mining,Mineral Policies Environmental Impact Regularisation Challenges 1 Introduction Gold mining in Ghana predates the colonial era in the 15th Century where the indigenous people used artisanal mining methods for small scale gold mining, the gold sold to foreign traders, and also made ornaments for their own uses.

Contaminated identities: Mercury and marginalization in Ghana's

The majority of children subject to human trafficking within Ghana are exploited for labor in cocoa, domestic work, commercial sexual exploitation, gold mining, and fishing. Children as young as …

16 major rivers have been polluted by illegal mining …

A report shared on the official X page of Joy FM on Monday, September 30, 2024, stated that 16 water bodies in the country have been polluted due to galamsey. It said the …

Poisoned crops?: Inside produce from mining sites in Ghana

Illegal mining permanence in the Tarkwa Community in the Western Region of Ghana prompted Dr. David Kofi Essumang, an environmental chemist at the University of Cape Coast in 2006 to ascertain the ...

Cardinal Namdini mining project to be commissioned in Northern Ghana

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr A. Jinapor, has announced that the government is expected to commission the Cardinal Namdini Mining project, the largest gold mining operation in Northern Ghana in November 2024. The project is set to become the third-largest mining company in the country and one of the major players

Trafficking in Persons: Ghana Must Do More to End Modern …

Develop and implement systematic procedures for law enforcement, social welfare personnel, and labor inspectors to proactively identify trafficking victims among vulnerable …

PROSTITUTION IN GHANA, ITS RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL …

The study was conducted to investigate the religious and ethical implications of prostitution in Ghana. The purpose of the study was to examine why prostitution still persists in spite of condemnation by some religious groups. ... Six selected communities, where mining and industrial activities are done, comprising 53 respondents and ...

2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor: Ghana

Ghana MODERATE ADVANCEMENT 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS Sector/Industry Activity Industry Quarrying† and small-scale mining,† sometimes for gold, including using mercury,† digging in deep pits, crushing rocks by hand, carrying heavy loads,† and operating machinery† (3,7,8,15) Manufacturing† (7,10)

Structural relations of the trade and its link to

The trade in Ghana is perceived as women's business. The legal definition of prostitution in the Ghanaian criminal code of 1960 limits work and stipulates …

Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: A …

In Ghana, the number of people engaged in illegal artisanal mining activities, referred to locally as galamsey, expanded from perhaps 30,000 in 1995 (World Bank, 1995) to one million in 2006 (Bawa, 2006).Although the government has long legalised ASM, requiring prospective applicants to follow a series of streamlined regulations to obtain a concession, …

New FTS Research Explores Child Slavery in Ghana Gold Mining

as young as 10 are prostituted in mining camps and are pushed into relationships with older men. These deeply moving stories of children losing their childhoods and freedom to violence, hard labor, prostitution, and sexual abuse are some of the key findings of recent FTS research on child slavery in Ghana's gold mining regions.

Child Prostitution On The Rise In Ghana

Dr Oduro mentioned the driving factors of child prostitution such as poverty, poor parenting and peer pressure. "In some families, they allow the children to be sleeping out and this causes the children to engage in prostitution" she stated and underscored how festivals and funerals contributed to the promotion of child prostitution in the country.

Ghana's Human Trafficking Act: Successes and …

Human trafficking has taken root in Ghanaian culture for two primary reasons. First, throughout Ghana's history, parents have sent their children to live with extended family members to …

Prostitution On The Rise In Ghana

Prostitution in this country is on the rise these days, because the institutions that have been task to obliterate it have given deaf ears and blind eyes to it . ... they will rise to support and combat this unacceptable business finding its way into every hood in Ghana, to protect our Children and the unborn Generations. ... Ban small scale ...

Should Prostitution Be Legalised In Ghana

Ghana can benefit extensively from this line of business if and only we are able to spot this opportunity and bask in on the enormous profit or dividend the business promises. The misery the prostitutes go through are many and i have been of the opinion that, our leaders formulate policies that ensures that they maintain stranglehood on our ...

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST PROSTITUTION IN …

Six selected communities, where mining and industrial activities are done, comprising 53 respondents and interviewees (50 prostitutes and 3 religious ... In Ghana, prostitutes work in and outside the country. Countries where the Ghanaian prostitutes work are mostly Ivory Coast, Liberia, Monrovia and South Africa. Within the country,

MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA

Ghana to a state agency at a negotiated price determined by a High Court. It is noteworthy that Ghana's mining industry was to a large extent state controlled between 1957 and 1983. In 1961, the Ghana State Gold Mining Corporation acquired the assets of five mines (Prestea, Tarkwa, Dunkwa, Bibiani and Konongo [Gold

Prostitution, Drugs Rampant In Ghana's Mining Town

ACCRA, Ghana (PANA) - An upsurge of prostitution, hard drug culture and a general breakdown of social values has been reported in Tarkwa, a mining town in the Western Region. A study conducted by CARE International, a non- governmental organisation, found that cocaine, whose use was previously believed to be reserved for the more affluent ...

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