Short Report of Open Seminar (6/23/2016): 

Speaker: Jung-Ho KIM 

Visiting Professor, College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University

Commentator: Ryoji NAKAGAWA, 

Professor, College of International Relations. Ritsumeikan University.

This seminar was to identify what lead to child labor in Cocoa households in Ghana. Applying quantitative methods, the study exposed that Cocoa households in the country have affected the extent of children’s choice between education, labor, and both. This study provided model and policy recommendation to bridge between children’s education and labor in contemporary Cocoa household industry in Ghana. .  

This seminar was held in Ritsumeikan University - Kinugasa Campus, on June 23, 2016, hosted by Ritsumeikan University's College of International Relations and Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO). Approximately 30 participants attended the seminar.