As you know, the use of mercury in mining is highly toxic, particularly to children. Our research found that children in Mali start working as young as six years old. Many child laborers are denied an education or drop out of school. Some children come to the mines without their parents and suffer economic or sexual exploitation.
http://www.nl-aid.org/domain/child/mali-investigate-the-prevalence-of-child-labor-in-artisanal-gold-mines/
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