The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bongo in the Upper East Region, Mr Ayinbisa Ayamga Peter, has called on students in Ghana to be ambassadors and advocates against child labour and other forms of violations against children for they are among the category of persons who often suffer these abuses.
The DCE made the call last Friday in a welcome address to open a debate organised by the Assembly for selected senior high schools in commemoration of this year's World Day Against Child Labour under the theme, "In Conflicts and Disasters, Protect Children From Child Labour". He explained that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) first instituted the celebration in 2002 as a global advocacy initiative to highlight the plight of children engaged in hard labour. He added that the day, which is observed on 12th June each year, also served as a platform to garner support from child rights organisations and other like-minded stakeholders to fight against the canker while lobbying governments for strategic policy actions to address the issue.
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