Child labour in India for sparkling cars and cosmetics
This report focuses on child labour in Jharkhand/Bihar for mica mining and processing, and the role of Dutch companies and main manufacturers of pearlescent
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At least twenty thousand children work in mica mines in the region Jharkhand/Bihar, India. They work long hours in dangerous conditions. Mica is used in cosmetics, car paints, and many other products. On 22 May…
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Hivos, as coordinator of the Stop Child Labour Coalition (SCL), commissioned SOMO to conduct research into the use of child labour in gold mining in Uganda. The report No Golden Future contains the results of…
New research by SOMO reveals that the amount of children working in artisanal gold mining is growing rapidly. In Mali for example, there was an estimated increase from 20,000 to 200,000 children working in artisanal…
As the EU prepares to formally approve a new regulation to improve the sustainability of batteries used in electric vehicles, SOMO has published a powerful set of data visualisations showing the huge planned increase in…