By Thokozile Nyirenda
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has disclosed that it has rescued 216 children from child labour in coffee plantations in Senior Chief Mwenemisuku in Chitipa District.
Speaking during District Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, Programmes Coordinator for TUM, Pilirani Kamaliza, said through Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains in Africa (ACCEL Africa) project, the children were withdrawn and sent back to school.
Kamaliza said TUM has put measures in place to ensure that each of the rescued child is being tracked, adding there has been resistance from some parents who did not want their children withdrawn from the estates and sent back to school.
Chief Education Officer for Chitipa, Clement Nyirenda, said the project has helped in bringing down the dropout rates in Misuku area where child labour is common.
ACCEL Africa project is being funded by International Labour Organisation.
