Michael Gidney, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation said: “Gold production is a vital source of income for many people in rural economies. By making mining Fairtrade it gives miners greater financial and job security as well as improved working conditions, bringing benefits for them, their families and the environment. If trade certification can work for cooperatives like this, then it can work for groups across the African continent.
Gidney went on to say: “Sourcing African metals from small-scale miners in the Great Lakes Region is the responsible thing to do. For too long companies have avoided engaging with gold from these supply chains, devastating communities who already struggle to put food on the table. But not actively supporting them drives trade deeper underground, as unscrupulous buyers pay lower prices and launder illegal gold into legitimate supply chains.”
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