Liberia: Gender Ministry Removes Children From Rock-Crushing Site in Duazon, Pledges Support After FPA Report

Duazon, Margibi — The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MGCSP) has taken swift action to remove children involved in hazardous rock-crushing labor in the Rock Crusher Community, Duazon, along the Robertsfield Highway.

The intervention comes in response to a June 13 report by FrontPage Africa, which exposed the harsh and dangerous conditions children were enduring as they crushed rocks to help support their families.

The article, accompanied by a video report, which circulated…