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Around 1 million children work in mines all around the world. An known amount of children die each year from mining.

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Mining is very Hazardous and can lead to serious injuries. Can also lead to health consequences. other things like over-exertion , respiratory ailments, headaches, joint problems, hearing and vision loss.

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Kids from the ages of 3-17 work in mines for only around $2

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it takes place in mostly small, temporary locations making it hard for them to be regulated and monitored.

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It takes place in Asia, Africa,  Latin America, and parts of Europe.

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They can acquire mercury poising by working with gold. This can lead to multiple effects including long term Disabilities.

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Children are usually forced in mines by poverty. You shouldn't boycott gold and other products from mines because it would raise the child labor even more. So people need to help get kids out of child labor instead.

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Work for child miners includes digging shafts, crushing rocks, and carrying ore in gold mines and digging, scraping and lifting in salt mines and carrying and crushing large stones in quarries.

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Child labor in mining is small compared to child labor in agriculture which has 100 million children when mining has only around 1 million children forced to mine.

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Western countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom are the top destinations for consumers to buy gold, diamonds and precious gems. Not wondering where they came from and who or what dug that valuable.