Cross River on Saturday dismissed as untrue a survey report by the National Bureau of Statistics that it had the highest incidence of child labour in the country.
The NBS described child labour as any work that robbed children less than 18 years of age of their childhood, potential, and dignity or had deleterious impact on their physical and mental development. He said the figure for Cross River was not tenable since government had put measures in place since assumption of office in May 2023 to discourage child labour and to uplift vulnerable segments of the population.
“Women are empowered to take care of themselves and their families. Youths are also not left out of these policies and programmes.Ekpang advised the NBS to revisit its 2022 figures and make amends.