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A POISONOUS MIX Child Labor, Mercury, and Artisanal Gold Mining in Mali
Children carry calabashes and buckets for panning at an artisanal gold mine, Kéniéba circle, Mali. © 2010 International Labour Organization/IPEC In many poor rural areas around the world, men, women, and children work in artisanal gold mining to make a living. Artisanal or small-scale mining is mining through laborintensive, low-tech methods, and belongs to the informal sector of the economy. It is estimated that about 12 percent of global gold production comes from artisanal mines. 4 A <strong>Poisonous</strong> <strong>Mix</strong>
Page 1 and 2: Mali A Poisonous Mix Child Labor, M
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Page 9: An artisanal gold mine, Kéniéba c
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Page 15 and 16: Women work with mercury in the pres
Page 17 and 18: A boy climbs out of a shaft at an a
Page 19 and 20: KEY RECOMMENDATIONS • The Malian
Page 21 and 22: Methodology Field research for this
Page 23 and 24: I. The Context: Gold Mining in Mali
Page 25 and 26: Artisanal Gold Mining There are ove
Page 27 and 28: Artisanal miners who have been assi
Page 29 and 30: II. The Legal Framework Internation
Page 31 and 32: The Minimum Age Convention also per
Page 33 and 34: Trafficking in persons is prohibite
Page 35 and 36: The government has drawn up a natio
Page 37 and 38: fostering, or live and work by them
Page 39 and 40: I pull the buckets up…. It hurts
Page 41 and 42: I do gold panning and mixing [amalg
Page 43 and 44: Mercury traders provide mercury dir
Page 45 and 46: The Use of Mercury in Artisanal Min
Page 47 and 48: Extended periods of bending over to
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Page 57 and 58: IV. Sexual Exploitation and Violenc
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However, the government’s efforts
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Programs to End Child Labor in Arti
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In June 2005, 15 countries, includi
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VI. A Poor Health Policy Response C
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Artisanal mining areas also lack se
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VII. “I Have Never Been to School
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When parents in Mali have to make c
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It is really difficult to combine s
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quality of education. 332 High stud
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VIII. The Gold Traders’ Responsib
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Child labor is not good. The gold g
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Chamber about the conditions in whi
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“conflicts of interest when the m
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inding mining code is scheduled for
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Conclusion Child labor in Mali’s
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government and others should provid
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• Urge gold traders and companies
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• free school meals, including in
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through national roundtables involv
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Acknowledgements This report was re
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