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Friday, January 6, 2012

Gold’s Image Tarnished By Child Labour In Mines

But for about a million children working in gold mining around the world, gold means hard work and pain. They are an important workforce in artisanal gold mining, which relies on low-tech methods and is often organised informally. In West Africa alone, at least eight countries use child labour in artisanal gold mining.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/01/05/gold-s-image-tarnished-child-labour-mines

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