The principles are being launched in London on Monday by Unicef, Save the Children, and the UN Global Compact and aim guide companies on how to better respect and support children's rights in the workplace and marketplace, as well as in the community. Many more children are exposed to environmental and health threats emanating from mining.Ī new initiative, the Children's Rights and Business Principles, could bring hope for these children. One million children are estimated to work in artisanal mining worldwide, according to the International Labour Organisation. In Mali, where hazardous child labour is common in artisanal gold mining, much of the gold is sold to traders in the capital, and then exported to Switzerland, Dubai, and elsewhere. These children work at the bottom of a long supply chain.
Aminata was one of dozens children I interviewed.
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