====== Burkina Faso ======

**Region:** Western Africa  
**Regional Economic Communities (REC):** CEN-SAD · ECOWAS · OHADA  

→ [[https://iiag.online/locations/bf.html|View IIAG Country Statistics]]

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| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 51 / 100 · Rank: 24th / 54 |

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===== PART 1 – HIGH-LEVEL COUNTRY MAPPING =====

==== Institutions and Stakeholder Database ====
(To be linked)

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==== REC Membership ====

  * CEN-SAD
  * ECOWAS
  * OHADA

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==== Population size and size of the informal economy ====

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==== Nature of the legal system and ILO status ====

Burkina Faso operates a **civil law system** influenced by French legal traditions and regional OHADA frameworks.

Burkina Faso has been a member of the **International Labour Organization (ILO)**.

The country participates in the **Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP)**, focusing on employment, social protection, and labour rights.

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==== Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection ====

Workers’ rights are governed by:

**Labour Code (Act No. 028-2008-AN of 13 May 2008)**

  * Defines a worker broadly as any person working under the authority of an employer (Art. 2)  
  * Applies regardless of the legal status of employer or employee  

The legal framework provides for:

  * Regulation of working conditions  
  * Labour protections and contractual relationships  

However:

  * A large proportion of workers operate in the informal economy  
  * Access to formal labour protections and enforcement mechanisms remains limited  

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==== Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers in the informal economy ====

Burkina Faso has adopted **social protection extension mechanisms**, particularly through:

**Act No. 015-2006/AN (Social Security Scheme)**

  * Allows **self-employed and informal workers** to make voluntary contributions (Arts. 4 & 5)  

**Order No. 2008-002/MTSS/SG/DGPS**

  * Establishes **voluntary insurance schemes**  
  * Extends old-age protection to:
    * Street vendors  
    * Small traders  
    * Informal service providers  
    * Agro-sylvo-pastoral workers  

  * Contributions may be made monthly or quarterly  
  * Coverage is voluntary  

This reflects a **social insurance-led approach to informal economy inclusion**.

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===== PART 2 – SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION =====

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==== Domestic Work Sector ====

**Decree No. 2010-807/PRES/PM/MTSS**

  * Defines domestic workers as those employed in household service (Art. 2)  
  * Applies to workers employed by non-profit-seeking households  

**Labour Code (2008)**

  * Provides general worker definition applicable to domestic workers (Art. 2)  

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==== Street Vendor ====

**Order No. 2008-002/MTSS/SG/DGPS**

  * Enables informal traders to access **voluntary social insurance**  

Applies to:

  * Shopkeepers  
  * Street vendors  
  * Small-scale food sellers  
  * Informal service providers  

Key features:

  * Voluntary registration  
  * Flexible contribution schedules  
  * Old-age insurance coverage  

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==== Waste Reclaiming ====

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==== Home working ====

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==== Gig Work and the Platform Economy ====

Informal and self-employed workers may access protection through:

**Act No. 015-2006/AN**

  * Voluntary social security contributions  

**Order No. 2008-002/MTSS/SG/DGPS**

  * Extends coverage to informal and self-employed workers  

However:

  * No specific regulatory framework for platform-based work  
  * Protection remains indirect and voluntary  

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==== Farm Work ====

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==== The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining ====

**Mining Code (Act No. 016-2024/ALT of 18 July 2024)**

  * Governs:
    * Prospecting  
    * Exploration  
    * Processing  
    * Trade and economic activities  

  * Excludes hydrocarbons (Art. 2)  
  * Covers mine closure and rehabilitation  

**Decree No. 2024-0879/PRES**

  * Enacts and operationalises the Mining Code  

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==== Taxi and Transport Sector (Gig-work/platform economy overlap) ====

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==== Cross-Border Informal Trade ====

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===== Sources / Links =====

  * IIAG – Burkina Faso: https://iiag.online/locations/bf.html  
  * Labour Code (Act No. 028-2008-AN of 2008)  
  * Social Security Act No. 015-2006/AN  
  * Order No. 2008-002/MTSS/SG/DGPS  
  * Mining Code (Act No. 016-2024/ALT of 2024)