In the Philippines, an estimated 300,000 people work in ASGM operations, including several thousand children.
ASGM operations contribute as much as 80 percent of the country’s annual gold production, but the production comes at a high price: almost all small- scale gold mining in the country makes use of mercury, a potent neurotoxin.
“Children are the biggest victims in small-scale mining,” Gutierrez said.
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