Mining

The Guardian: “How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet”

March 28th, 2024: Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India's sandstone

Wed Apr 3 2024

Ending Child Labor in Mica Mines in India and Madagascar

July 12th, 2021: Most people use products containing mica daily, without realizing what the story

Mon Jul 12 2021

Child Labor Coalition joins calls for cleaner, more responsible jewelry supply chain

February 8th, 2018: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) today joins nearly 30 NGOs and trade unions

Thu Feb 8 2018

Buried Childhoods — Child Labour in Mining and Quarrying

August 19th, 2015: Jestoni* quit school at age 14 in order to take part in small-scale mining as a

Wed Aug 19 2015

Child Mining: 10 Facts (click on title if a numbered list does not appear)

August 1st, 2014: It is estimated that around 1 million children work in mines throughout the

Fri Aug 1 2014

CLC Member Human Rights Watch Press Release: Tanzania — Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners

For Immediate Release Tanzania: Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners Government, World Bank, Donors

Wed Aug 28 2013

USDOL to Fund $9 Million Project for Child Labor Remediation in Colombia’s Mining Sector

News Release ILAB News Release: [05/20/2013] Contact Name: Gloria Della or Egan Reich Phone Number:

Mon May 20 2013

Peru sex slavery: Police free 300 women, including minors, in Amazon

[Source BBC News Oct. 4, 2011] More than 400 police took part in the three-day operation Police in

Thu Oct 6 2011

Children Working in one of the world’s most dangerous mines in Bolivia

Thomas Nybo, UNICEF POTOSÍ, Bolivia, (June 14, 2011) — Thirteen-year-old Agustin’s life

Tue Jun 14 2011

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