Ms. Pavini would like us all to be aware of the sources of our shiny stash of bullion. She recommends that bullion buyers can support “fair trade” jewelers and bullion dealers when opting to purchase gold. This, because the UN estimates that about 20% of the world’s gold might be coming from so-called ASMs (artisanal and small-scale mining) which entail child slave labor and human trafficking. For example, in Mali, it is estimated that some 20,000 children work in gold mining. As many as 50.000 kids might be digging for gold in Peru. Sadly, some ill-informed commenters on the Marketwatch site have summed up such tragedies as “Well, at least they have a job…”
http://www.resourceinvestor.com/News/2012/1/Pages/Children-at-Work.aspx
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