Six-Year-Olds Working In Gold Mines In Mali, Says Rights Group

About 20,000 children are working in illegal mines in Mali, Africa's third biggest gold producer, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch.

Many of the children are under ten years old, the group said. Some of the children interviewed were as young as six.

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