BURKINA FASO: CHILD LABOUR MIGRATION FROM RURAL areas

A total of 165,000 of Burkinabe child migrants between 6 and 17 years old have migrated to work while 9.5 percent of Burkinabe children 6-17 years old were found to live outside the proximity of their parents, according to a recent study by the World Bank. The objectives of the study were to identify how many children were involved in child migration from rural areas in Burkina Faso, to establish why the children migrate and also where the high risk areas were for child migration.