Child Labour Taints Artisanal And Small Scale Gold Mining In The Districts Of Mubende And Moroto

Mubende’s unlicensed gold mines are very dangerous places where no child should work considering the use of chemicals such as mercury and cyanide in the gold mining processes

No measures have been taken to tackle child labour or to ban children from getting involved in the artisanal and small scale gold mining activities in the country. Uganda’s mining act of 2003 is also silent on the issue.

All these are reasons why the new mining law and policy should be expedited to allow for stronger government oversight over the sector and regulation of artisanal and small scale gold mining activities in the country .This will address issues of child labour in the artisanal and small scale mining activities.

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