Mélanie Jacquemin

Mélanie Jacquemin is a research fellow in sociology at the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD, France). Over the past 20 years, her research has focused on working children in West African cities, exploring the intersecting links between mobility patterns, gender and kinship relations, and the relationship between school, education and work.

A escola é a solução para o trabalho infantil? Nem sempre

Pergunte às crianças da África Ocidental por que trabalham e muitas dirão: 'Para ter uma educação'. Isso deveria fazer-nos refletir

By Mélanie Jacquemin

/ 28 Dec 2021

Crianças bombeando água em um poço público no Mali

Is school the solution to child labour? Not everywhere, and not for all children

Ask children in West Africa why they work, and many will say ‘to get an education’. That should make you pause.

By Mélanie Jacquemin

/ 19 Nov 2021

Is school the solution to child labour? Not everywhere, and not for all children