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- Title: Winning the Fight: Eradicating Slavery in the Modern Age (Perspectives)
- Author : Harvard International Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Business & Personal Finance,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 536 KB
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The money in Ghana has always been down on the coast. Poor religious and tribal minorities live in the North, where Ibrahim was born. Orphaned at the age of nine, Ibrahim set off with his uncle in search of work. They followed rumors to the gold mines in Ashanti state, expecting to be paid well. The jobs in the big company mines sounded perfect: training, equipment, a regular salary, and sometimes even housing were provided. Employees could even access medical care if they needed it. But when Ibrahim and his uncle reached the mining town of Obuasi, they found no jobs. Because they lacked the requisite education and recommendations, mining companies firmly turned away [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]