U.S. Human Rights Report Notes Child Labor in Many Diamond Regions

In Liberia, forced child labor in the alluvial diamond and gold mining sectors was widespread in 2014. Liberia prohibits forced labor, however, the U.S. contended that the government was ineffective at enforcing the law.  Young women and children were often subjected to forced labor at alluvial diamond and gold mines and on rubber plantations. When victims were identified, the Women and Children Protection Section of the LNP, along with NGOs, worked to reunite victims with their families, who were often located in the interior, or referred them to safe homes. Child labor was addressed as a child endangerment issue but no reliable figures were available on the number of children removed from forced labor.
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