“We are now implementing a project addressing child labor and poor working conditions in artisanal and small scale gold mining. Our approach here is the creation of an environment that better transition units and workers in this sector from informality, where different negatives practices abound, to formality, where regulation can better be exercised and greater compliance with standards achieved,” he added.
Hassan said it is imperative for companies, from small-scale ones to huge corporations, “to go beyond the rhetoric” and strictly monitor their operations at the community level to check if they have in their work force child laborers.
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