Table 1. Statistics on Children’s Work and Education

In 2014, Burundi made a minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government passed an anti-trafficking in persons law. The government also successfully prosecuted offenders for trafficking girls into domestic service. However, children in Burundi are engaged in child labor, including in agriculture, and in the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation. Education in Burundi is not compulsory, increasing the risk of children’s involvement in child labor. In addition, the Government did not conduct any child labor inspections during the reporting period