{
  "id": 465380,
  "title": "Illegal mining pulling Ghana’s school children out of classrooms and into hazardous labour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/illegal-mining-pulling-ghanas-school-children-out-of-classrooms-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:20:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/illegal-mining-pulling-ghanas-school-children-out-of-classrooms-and-into-hazardous-labour/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent study conducted by Solidaridad West Africa and the Minerals Commission across four mining communities, Pameng, Asamang, Akwaboaso and Abrenya, in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region has revealed that school children are increasingly abandoning classrooms for mining sites in search of quick income to support their families. The study conducted in […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Illegal mining lures Ghanaian children out of school and into hazardous work",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/illegal-mining-lures-ghanaian-children-out-of-school-and-into",
        "published": "2026-08-10T11:41:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}