This paper outlines a tension that plays itself out in rural areas throughout Africa. On the one hand, it is recognised that children throughout the world engage in economic activity, and this is particularly so in rural areas. On the other, is the policy, corporate and NGO focus on the elimination of child labour from...

This paper reviews the current state of research and on issues related to children’s involvement in fishing work on Lake Volta. It starts with a general introduction to fishing on the Lake. Children’s work in these fisheries is then characterised in relation to forms of work and the conditions children experience, and the hazards to...