State to Step Up Child Labour Fight

[The Star] DATA collection on child labour in the country will aid the fight against the ongoing practice, Labour assistant minister Sospeter Ojaamong said yesterday. He said the ministry in partnership with social partners and government departments is developing a mapping tool as well as a data collection tool to curb child labour. "The government encourages special groups like the youth, schools and the media to fight against child labour," Ojaamong said, adding that the ministry has strengthened various focal poi