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Children risk their lives in Tanzania’s gold mines to help families

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2013 | 11:07 am Precious Metals Africa Europe Gold 

Thousands of children as young as eight are risking their lives daily by working in Tanzanian small-scale gold mines, as they are constantly exposed to serious risks such as mercury poisoning and pit collapses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in...

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