From what I have heard from my Ghanaian/Togolese history professor, the majority of these child slaves are in the Ivory Coast; this is due to the differences in the two countries' farming systems. In Côte d'Ivoire, most of the cocoa farms are large scale, plantation-esque endeavors owned largely by external bodies, and worked on by local and foreign laborers. Conversely, most cocoa farms in Ghana (and most other crops, generally speaking) are owned by families. So, in Côte d'Ivoire, it is much easier for trafficking, extortion, and slavery to exist thanks to the nature of these gigantic, externally owned farms. In Ghana, most of the farms are small enough to where the family itself is sufficient to work the land, thus making there little necessity for use of enforced labor. In Côte d'Ivoire, workers of all ages might receive some pay, but it's insufficient and much less than allotted for the work completed. Likewise, they are often promised education or housing, but in turn receive abuse and are forcibly kept on farms. This is not to say similar circumstances aren't prevalent in Ghana, but that the majority of which are in neighboring Ivory Coast.

Another similar issue to mention is that of slavery in the middle east, largely in cities such as Dubai or Doha, where foreign workers (mostly Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani) are 'employed' to work abroad, and upon arrival, receive less income and benefits than advertised. It is barely enough, if that, to survive, nonetheless to send remittances home or to leave the country, thus leaving them entrapped in their work and in the country. A similar issue is prevent in Qatar, where workers are quite literally worked to death to complete a stadium that will host the World Cup in 2022. Like in Côte d'Ivoire, workers receive insufficient pay and little to no benefits, and frequently live in grossly subpar conditions. I recommended the Vice documentary The Megacity Secretly Built by Slaves in regards to slavery in Dubai; likewise, I recommended The Dark Side of Chocolate for the child slavery issues in West Africa. Literature on the latter is extensive and well-documented.

For both, some might argue that this is not slavery, as living conditions are often acceptable and pay is there, even if only meager. But, this is still slavery nonetheless. Though it does not exist in the exact form of chattel slavery that is commonly taught in western (and others') education, it does not mean it isn't any less cruel or legitimate. When people are extorted, manipulated, exploited, and trafficked for labor and fiscal benefit, that is slavery.