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Main Title Toxic toil : child labor and mercury exposure in Tanzania's small-scale gold mines /
Author Morna, Janine,
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Kippenberg, Juliane,
Publisher Human Rights Watch,
Year Published 2013
OCLC Number 857588212
ISBN 9781623130381; 1623130387
Subjects Child Advocacy--Tanzania ; Employment--Tanzania ; Gold--Tanzania ; Mercury--Toxicology--Tanzania ; Mining--Tanzania ; Child labor--Tanzania ; Gold mines and mining--Tanzania ; Mercury--Toxicology--Tanzania ; Children's rights--Tanzania ; Human rights--Tanzania
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ELBM  HD6250.T34M67 2013 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 04/10/2014
Collation ii, 96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Notes "August 2013"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Janine Morna, a research fellow in the Children's Rights Division. Juliane Kippenberg, senior researcher in the Children's Rights Division, wrote the section on The Responsibility of Gold Traders and the Gold Industry."--Page 95. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes "Thousands of children, some as young as eight-years-old, risk serious injury and even death from work in small-scale gold mining in Tanzania. Many children, especially orphans, lack basic necessities and seek employment in mining to support themselves and their relatives. This report, based on over 200 interviews, examines child labor and exposure to mercury in small-scale gold mining in Tanzania, Africa's fourth-largest gold producer. Children dig and drill in deep, unstable pits for shifts of up to 24 hours, transport and crush heavy bags of gold ore, and process the gold with mercury. Exposure to mercury vapor can cause neurological and developmental problems and it is particularly harmful to children. In some cases work in mining also affects children's attendance and performance at school and places girls at risk of sexual harassment and exploitation. While the Tanzanian government has taken some important steps to reduce child labor and mercury exposure in gold mining, it has failed to adequately enforce its child labor laws and address some of the socioeconomic problems contributing to child labor. The government has also failed to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to address the harmful effects of mercury. Despite some funding to assist small-scale miners and to reduce child labor in sectors such as agriculture and domestic work, few donor initiatives specifically address child labor or mercury use in small-scale gold mining. Moreover, Tanzanian traders and international companies have not done enough to eliminate unlawful child labor in their supply chains. The Tanzanian government, with the support of the international community, should end child labor in small-scale gold mining, improve support for orphans and other vulnerable children, strengthen access to education, and reduce mercury use and exposure."--Back cover.
Place Published New York, N.Y.
Corporate Au Added Ent Human Rights Watch (Organization),
Alternate Title Child labor and mercury exposure in Tanzania's small-scale gold mines
PUB Date Free Form ©2013
BIB Level m
Medium unmediated
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OCLC Time Stamp 20140404135033
Language eng
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OCLC Rec Leader 06831cam 2200565 i 45020