Just last month, I visited an artisanal mine in Ghana’s Ashanti region. In the burning heat, I met “Isaac”, a boy digging sideways deep into the rock alongside other children and adults. The scene reminded me of a mine collapse that occurred a few years back in a similar-looking Ghanaian mine, killing 16 people. “Isaac” told me that he had dropped out of primary school to work in mining full-time. He digs, carries ore, and processes the gold with toxic mercury—a practice that carries severe long-term health risks, particularly for children. Asked whether he knows about the dangers of mercury, “Isaac” shook his head.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/04/12/dispatches-child-labor-dubais-gold-supply-chain
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