Every piece tells a story Fairtrade and Fairmined certified gold

Artisanal and small-scale miners
work in harsh conditions, doing
backbreaking work to scrape a living.
Exploited by some middle men, their
access to markets is limited and
they rarely receive a fair price for
their gold.
Poor and vulnerable men, women
and children in Africa, Asia and Latin
America are driven into artisanal mining
because it can offer an alternative living
where agriculture or other activities are
not possible.
Artisanal miners fi nd it hard to access
legal mining rights, pushing them into
running informal and illegal operations.
Working conditions are hazardous
and health and safety measures
insuffi cient. The unskilled handling
of toxic chemicals such as mercury
and cyanide poses severe risks to
miners, their communities and the
natural environment.
http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/includes/documents/cm_docs/2012/C/CS0189_Gold_Leaflet_v6_WEB.pdf