Prevalence of child domestic labour in Torkor in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region

Abstract

This study surveyed the prevalence of child domestic labour in Torkor in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The study's goal is to determine how common child domestic labour is in Torkor in the Kpando Municipality in the Volta Region. Furthermore, to comprehend the experiences, factors, and outcomes of domestic work on children engaged in Torkor in the Kpando Municipality in the Volta Region. A qualitative method design was used for the study. The major instrument for data collection was interview. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to select the sample of respondents for the study. In all, nineteen (19) respondents were selected, seventeen (17) were from the community of study and Two (2) institutional heads from the Kpando Municipality. It was discovered through an in-depth interview that child domestic labour is prevalent in the Torkor community of the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region. In addition, children engaged in domestic work are not given good care. The study also discovered that parents of children in domestic labour are given monies without the knowledge of the children. Additionally, the study revealed that children involved in domestic work are not allowed to fully concentrate on their academic work. It is recommended that among other things, government must put in place mass education to stop the menace.