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Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:35:19 PM
To survive, children mine gold under dangerous conditions
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080811/ARTICLE/808110331/2055&title=To_survive__children_mine_gold_under_dangerous_conditions
http://www.star-telegram.com/279/story/840389.html
Most bush mines are little more than holes in the ground, but there are thousands of them in Africa, South America and Asia. Together, they produce a fifth of the world’s gold, according to United Nations reports. And wherever you find bush mines, these reports and mine experts say, you also find child labor.
mkendra@sciencedetroit.org
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080811/ARTICLE/808110331/2055&title=To_survive__children_mine_gold_under_dangerous_conditions
http://www.star-telegram.com/279/story/840389.html
Most bush mines are little more than holes in the ground, but there are thousands of them in Africa, South America and Asia. Together, they produce a fifth of the world’s gold, according to United Nations reports. And wherever you find bush mines, these reports and mine experts say, you also find child labor.
mkendra@sciencedetroit.org
