Child Labour on the Increase in Kenya
The government has been called upon to enforce child protection laws to deter exploitation. Pwani Child Rights Network chairperson, Sarah Nyamvula said there has been an increase in cases of child labour, attributing this to the collapse of the school feeding programme.
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Kenya:
Child Labour Rampant in Coast, Clerics Say
The Star, 24 October 2012
Cases of child labour are on the increase in Coast province, Muslim clerics have said. The Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council yesterday called on the government to investigate… Read more »
Child labour on the increase in Kenya.
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Kenya:
Child Labour Is a Human Rights Violation
The Star, 10 October 2012
According to surveys, child labour is still rife and rampant in Kenya today. This could be attributed to many factors not limited to poverty, ignorance, cultural practices and… Read more »
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Kenya:
Children Rescued by Labour Organisation
The Star, 25 September 2012
THE International Labour Organisation in collaboration with the International Programme on the Elimination of child labour has rescued more 2,500 children from child labour in… Read more »
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Kenya:
Activists Want Children's Act Enforced
The Star, 18 June 2012
CHILD rights activists have called on the government to enforce the Children's Act, to deter paedophiles preying on children. Speaking at a Mombasa secondary school for the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Fight Against Child Labour Stepped Up
The Star, 14 June 2012
THE government yesterday said it will enhance the fight against child labour. Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development Principal children's officer Elizabeth Mbuka said… Read more »