In Photos: The Secret World Of Modern Slavery

Kwame, 14, and Joe, 12, were sold by their mother to a fisherman in Ghana

Our mother has sold us many times. There is only starvation and no safe home, so she sent us away. One time we were sent to Yeji. Our master was not a good person to us, he hit us with the paddle. We would go out on the fishing boat, with only one pull of food each day. We escaped when the master heard they were arresting people who had kids working on the boats. Now we live with a neighbour; she sends us to school. Sometimes we talk about going back to live with our mum, we miss her.

Photo: Lonnie Schlein/Ubelong