Mining is the most hazardous forms of child labor under International
agreements, to which Tanzania is a party. Thousands of children in the
country, some as young as eight years old , risk serious injury and even
death from work in this industry. Many children especially orphans lack
basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter and seek
employment to support themselves and their relatives.
According to HRW Report, ‘TOXIC TOIL: Child Labor and Mercury Exposure
in Tanzania’s Small-Scale Gold Mines,’ the Children work in licensed and
unlicensed mines in Tanzania, the fourth-largest gold producer, they
dig and drill in deep, unstable pits, work underground for shifts of up
to 24 hours, and transport and crush heavy bags of gold ore where they
risk injury from collapses and accidents with tools.
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