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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Filipino boy keeps digging for gold ore despite near-fatal accident

The work that Christopher does -- artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) -- is riddled with dangers such as health problems due to the use of mercury, as well as the descent into those unstable holes. The majority of the holes are beneath the ground, and the work often involves going deep below the surface or to the bottom of a river. It's also not rare for the work to be delegated to children because of their small stature.
read more... https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171021/p2a/00m/0na/003000c

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