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ILO Pushes For Stricter Regulation Of Small-scale Mining
As an industry, small-scale mining has come a long way since slaves worked in barbaric conditions to extract silver for their imperial masters. Today, over 100 million willing mine workers are providing half the mineral wealth being extracted in some countries. Despite its high productivity, small-scale mining is dangerous because it's unregulated according to the International Labor Organization
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As an industry, small-scale mining has come a long way since slaves worked in barbaric conditions to extract silver for their imperial masters. Today, over 100 million willing mine workers are providing half the mineral wealth being extracted in some countries. Despite its high productivity, small-scale mining is dangerous because it's unregulated according to the International Labor Organization



