Their activities are not only destroying the country’s land and water bodies, but also causing children to drop out of school to work at mining sites in order make quick money – in clear violation of Ghana’s laws on child labour. It is estimated that 300 people have lost their lives between 2011 and 2012. To add to this, these miners evade taxes that are due the state. To add to government’s difficulty in cracking down on galamsey operators is the involvement of some Chinese nationals, whose activities were described by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Inusah Fuseini as an “affront to the laws” of the country in an interview with The Weekend Globe.
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