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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
Company action; Put the issue of child labor in artisanal gold mining on the agenda of the next child labor conference in Argentina in 2017. To the International Labour Organization Conduct a study on the global scale of child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, with detailed guidance to governments and companies on how to address the problem. To the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Provide guidance on how to conduct child labor due diligence for mineral supply chains to companies. Acknowledgments This report was researched by Juliane Kippenberg, senior researcher in the Children’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, Jo Becker, advocacy director in the Children’s Rights Division, and Carolyn Norris, consultant to the Children’s Rights Division. It was written by Juliane Kippenberg. The report was reviewed by Jo Becker; Arvind Ganesan, director of the Business and Human Rights division; Joseph Amon, director of the Health and Human Rights division; Rona Religal, deputy director of the Africa Division; Agnes Odhiambo, senior researcher in the Women’s Rights Division; James Ross, legal and policy director; and Danielle Haas, senior editor in the Program Department of Human Rights Watch. Ilina Georgieva, Laura Pantzerhielm, and Benita Zedelius, interns at Human Rights Watch, assisted with desk research. Production assistance was provided by Helen Griffiths, associate in the Children’s Rights Division; Grace Choi, director of publications; and Fitzroy Hepkins, administrative manager. Brian Root, quantitative analyst, assisted with the development of statistics and infographs. We would like to thank many individuals and organizations that played an important role in providing feedback on critical issues: Markus Wang, Bär & Karrer, Zürich; Brenda Tobin, Media Lawyer Solicitors, Ireland; Sophia Pickles, Global Witness; Urs Rybi, Berne Declaration, Zurich; Christoph Wiedmer, Society for Threatened Peoples, Bern; the staff of UNICEF Ghana; and staff of Free the Slaves, Solidaridad,
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