This report documents the use of child labour in artisanal and small-scale mines in Ghana’s Western, Central, and Ashanti Regions, focusing on unlicensed sites, which constitute the vast majority of mines. It also analyzes the measures that some gold traders and refiners take to avoid supporting child labour by buying gold mined with child labour.

Precious Metal, Cheap Labor. Child Labor and Corporate Responsibility in Ghana’s Artisanal Gold Mine - Human Rights Watch, 2015 DOWNLOAD

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