Children in Congo turn to motorbike taxis for work as COVID-19 bites
6 Min Read KINSHASA, Mar 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Congolese teenager Bienvenu dreams of owning a clothing business but spends his days illegally driving a motorbike taxi in busy Kinshasa to support his family during the COVID-19 pandemic. Navigating traffic and dodging cops in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, the 16-year-old has been working as an underage moto-taxi driver - the legal minimum age is 18 - since his uncle lost his travel agency job five months ago. Bienvenu is one of thousands of Congolese children estimated by charities to have joined the labour force over...
Source: reuters.com