Companies must act to stamp out child labour in Ghanaian gold mining – Human Rights Watch

The report, Precious Metal, Cheap Labor: Child Labor and Corporate Responsibility in Ghana’s Artisanal Gold Mines, said thousands of children work in Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale gold mines in hazardous conditions, despite both Ghanaian and international law prohibiting the practice. Most of the children are aged between 15 and 17, but younger children also work in mining.Children have been injured and killed in mine collapses, and suffered from pain and respiratory problems caused by the work. They also risk brain damage and other life-long disabilities from mercury poisoning, the report claims.
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