Thousands of youngsters live and work on these sites. Never having been to school or having left early, these kids are utilised throughout the operational chain (labouring in the tunnels, crushing stone, work done in the mills, cutting stones, washing ore with mercury or cyanide, carrying water . . .). Their work is done without the least consideration for safety or hygiene, exposing the youngsters to serious physical dangers and all sorts of violence.
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/burkina-faso-ganzourgou-gold-mine-and-child-exploitation
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