In December 2021, United Nations rapporteurs accused the Bolivian government of failing to comply with the Minamata convention that controls mercury use.
But Fecoman, the union of gold miners in La Paz, says mercury regulation would jeopardise the employment gold mining provides – and it can mobilise huge numbers to make its point.
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