Government Policies on the Worst Forms of
Child Labor
As reported by the ILO’s Committee of
Experts, the Government of Burkina Faso has
acknowledged that it lacks a national policy
framework for the elimination of the worst
forms of child labor.929 However, Burkina Faso
is implementing a 5-year national action plan
to combat the worst forms of child labor. The
plan includes prevention, enforcement and
rehabilitation components. The plan is in early
stages of implementation and relies heavily on
donors and civil society to realize its goals.930
Burkina Faso also has strategic guidelines for
children’s promotion, which serves as a national
action plan for the survival, protection and
development of children. However, this strategy
has yet to be implemented.931
Burkina Faso has a 4-year national program for
orphans and vulnerable children, which focuses
partly on sexual exploitation and other worst
forms of child labor.932 In addition, a national
action plan against trafficking in persons was
adopted in 2007.933 The numerous coordination
mechanisms established by the various plans
reportedly result in a cumbersome process.934
In March 2008, the Government of Burkina Faso
adopted a national employment policy and action
plan, with provisions linking this plan to the
fight against exploitative child labor.935 Specific
intended actions include providing training and
apprenticeships for children working in mines,
quarries, domestic service, agriculture and the
informal sector, in order to remove them from the
worst forms of child labor.936 Child labor concerns
have also been explicitly incorporated into various
other national level policies, including the United
Nations Development Assistance Framework
(UNDAF) (2006–2010), the National Poverty
Reduction Strategy (2007–2011) and the Decent
Work Country Program (2007–2015).937
Burkina Faso is also implementing a 10-year Plan
for Basic Education (PDDEB), which focuses
on providing quality primary education to all.938
Although access to education is still a problem in
Burkina Faso, the Government has consistently
worked to better the education system through
this policy, building new schools and training
up to 3,000 teachers per year since 2006.939 The
plan, which ends this year, has been credited with
greatly improving the education sector, including
providing free primary education.
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