La conciliation travail-études : défis et réalité pour les jeunes élèves africains noirs de Brooks
Abstract
To meet their essential needs or those of their families, young black African immigrants from 15 to 24 years of age living in Brooks, Alberta, Canada, are trying to reconcile full-time night work with full-time school attendance. In most cases employers comply with the regulations on employment of children in Alberta, but no one can state with certainty that the age limit for this kind of employment is always observed. This pilot research examines the social impact of such work and study arrangements on young Francophone immigrants.
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Key findings
Young African immigrants (~15 years old, some are younger) often enter the labour market because of their precarious economic status. While working, they also have to manage their time attending school. In some cases, such as the one seen in small town Alberta of Brooks, these worker-students come from other provinces, such as Quebec, live alone and try as best they can to organize this difficult sharing of time.
30% of the young people questioned were behind in school.
Those who live alone – locally identified as “childparents”– are more affected by the problem of dropping out (64%) than those who are in their family.
Gaps identified
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Key recommendations
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Key populations
African immigrant youth
Location
Brooks, Alberta
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
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Open-access – No
Community organizations