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Resource July 30, 2013

Journalist Larry Price on Child Labor in Burkina Faso

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In just a quarter century, one of the world's poorest countries has transformed itself into Africa's...

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Larry Price reports from Burkina Faso where small-scale gold mining has evolved from a subsistence endeavor to the nation's third largest export. Leaders and entrepreneurs, eager to tap the vast reserves, often look the other way or even welcome the extra labor that children provide.

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