Psychosocial determinants of child labour in gold panning: Case of the sub-prefecture of grand-Zattry, South-West, Cote d'Ivoire

Child labour is a persistent phenomenon in Côte d'Ivoire. It is not only in the coffee and cocoa plantations that it can be observed. Many miners risk their lives in the gold mines. Using a comprehensive approach, the aim of this study is to understand the psychosocial motivations of employers and migrant child workers in the Grand-Zattry area. Specifically, it aims to map out the social perceptions of migrant and trafficked child workers, their families, and their home and host communities. This study is part of a qualitative approach. It use both a questionnaire and interview guides for data collection. The study also aims to be explanatory, as it was able to explain the reasons for the persistence of child labour in gold panning. The study reveals complicity between parents and children in this phenomenon. Children are victims of economic exploitation by their employers and their families, for whom they are a real source of income.