Bliss, SusanGeography Bulletin
The article discusses child labour in mines and quarries. The plight of children who work in mines and quarries, which are often dangerous, dirty and can pose a grave risk to their health and safety, will be the focus of the fourth World Day Against Child Labour, scheduled for 12 June 20...
An Amnesty International investigation claims child labor is being used to acquire cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a mineral used in the production of lithium-ion batteries purchased by tech companies like Apple. The report, published on Monday by Amnesty and DPR non-profit...
boys in the pits Child Labour in Coal Mines Beginning early in the nineteenth century, thousands of Canadianboys, some as young as eight, laboured underground – driving pitponies along narrow passageways, manipulating ventilation doors,and helping miners cut and load coal at the coalface to pro...
Child Labour Used in Brazilian Mines That Supply ICIBrazilian children as young as five are working in unregulated mines, helping to produce talcum used by international companies including the British-based ICI paints, according to a report by a Sao Paulo group.Goodwin, Karin...
The burden of gold: Child labour in small-scale mines and quarries The article focuses on child labor in small-scale mines and quarries. The International labor Organization estimates that about one million children aged 5 to 17 are engaged in small-scale mining and quarrying activities world...
Child labourAnti-child labour actorsIntervention sideInstitutional arrangementsSmall-scale gold minesSN Social Sciences - This paper is based on a study aimed at identifying and analysing institutional arrangements that are responsible for stifling anti-child labour actors' intervention......
Childlabouris far more prevalent indeveloping countries, where millions of children—some as young as seven—stilltoilin quarries, mines, factories, fields, and service enterprises. They make up more than 10 percent of the labour force in some countries in theMiddle Eastand from 2 to 10 percen...
The clean energy revolution hinges on the Democratic Republic of Congo — where conflict, corruption, and child labor are rife