Mothers and children risk all in a Burkina quarry

October 17, 2007

The Pinga granite quarry is officially closed, abandoned by the authorities three decades ago. But it is the lifeblood of elderly women and children as young as eight who eke out a living from what remains within. They work in hazardous conditions, with no guarantee of pay or security, a desperate workforce invisible in the heart of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. An AFPTV voiced report.