{"id":739280,"date":"2022-01-07T14:46:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/joynews-investigations-uncover-how-a-child-could-be-rented-for-%e2%82%b5800-to-work-on-cocoa-farms-video\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T14:46:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:46:09","slug":"joynews-investigations-uncover-how-a-child-could-be-rented-for-%e2%82%b5800-to-work-on-cocoa-farms-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/joynews-investigations-uncover-how-a-child-could-be-rented-for-%e2%82%b5800-to-work-on-cocoa-farms-video\/","title":{"rendered":"JoyNews&#8217; investigations uncover how a child could be rented for \u20b5800 to work on cocoa farms [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cocoa_compressed-Copy.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Eight hundred cedis is how much it costs to get a child to work on a cocoa farm at Elluokrom in the Western North Region. <\/p>\n<p>The price slightly shoots upwards for children who are older.<\/p>\n<p>These are excerpts of JoyNews\u2019 latest investigations titled \u2018Children in Cocoa Labour\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Investigative journalist Kwetey Nartey reports this illegal trade is negotiated between the farmers and the family of victims of trafficking.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, District Chief Executive for Bia West, Bernard Blay, says his office will investigate these cases of children trafficked to work on cocoa farms at Elluokrom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"W2KfTiHxCcQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Children trafficked for Ghc1,000 to work on cocoa farms at Ellukrom - News Desk on Joy News (6-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W2KfTiHxCcQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Head of Child Labour Unit at the Employment and Labour Relations Ministry, Elizabeth Akombire, blamed children working on cocoa farms on poverty and irresponsible parenting.<\/p>\n<p>Our latest hotline documentary \u2018Children in Cocoa Labour\u2019 will air on Monday, January 10 at 8:30 a.m. on the Super Morning Show and 8:30 p.m. on the JoyNews channel.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mQrNolekEA0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mental health expert bemoans increasing rate of substance-abuse-related disorders \u2013 Adom TV (6-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQrNolekEA0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight hundred cedis is how much it costs to get a child to work on a cocoa farm at Elluokrom in the Western North Region. The price slightly shoots upwards for children who are older. These are excerpts of JoyNews\u2019 latest investigations titled \u2018Children in Cocoa Labour\u2019. 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