By Septimus Senessie in Kono
The Executive Representative of the UN Secretary General (ERSG) in Sierra Leone says the mandate of his mission has ended in Kono district. Addressing a news conference at Uncle Ben’s Hotel, Anders Toyberg-Frandzen said the UNIPSIL regional office in the district had been handed `over to the UN family comprising.
By Kenneth Thompson
A nongovernmental organisation working to eliminate child labour in Sierra Leone has met a select group of journalists to sensitise them on child labour issues and the need to identify and report on them and to discuss two legal instruments dealing with the protection of children in the country – the Employer and Employed Act of 1947 and the Child Rights Act of 2007.
Karimu Conteh from the Ministry of Labour urged the journalists to study the two instruments and be vigilant to report when the rights of children are violated.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
