Fairtrade said in a statement mining in Africa often involves the use of hazardous mercury, deforestation, poor working conditions and child labour. The group expects gold to arrive in the UK from Africa in the next two or three years.
"Through the financial and developmental benefits of Fairtade - including additional premium, pre-finance and long-term business relations with traders - ... more producers have a chance to lift themselves out of poverty," the Fairtrade Foundation's business development manager Victoria Waugh said in the statement.
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