According to the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela), thousands of children have been driven into artisanal – and …

The following are some of the organisations in Zimbabwe dealing with children care, rights and development issues: Childline Zimbabwe; Focus areas – to stop child abuse and provide a safe environment for all children. Contact details – 6 Roscommon Rd, Eastlea. Harare. Tel numbers – +263 242 746 785. WhatsApp – +263 716 116 116, …

Child participation at closed mines worrisome. HARARE ( Mining Index) – WHILE some Small-scale Miners have organized themselves into formalized tribute …

Child mining is a form of child labour and this challenge will require long-term engagement and participation of a variety of stakeholders. ... According to statistics by the Zimbabwe Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Council, there are an estimated 500 000 artisanal miners across the country, and of these, 153 000 are women and children. …

By Business Reporter – Monday 8 February 2021. HARARE (Mining Index) – WHILE some Small-scale Miners have organized themselves into formalized tribute agreements to extract various minerals at defunct mines, artisanal miners are mining illegally, roping in children to participate in unlawful mining activities, a Zimbabwe …

Child labour is reportedly on the rise across the country with children mainly of school going age resorting to menial jobs to fend for themselves and other family members, experts have said. "Child labour is rampant in the mining industry in Zimbabwe, especially in small scale mining. Most youngsters are working illegally and some are ...

Child mining is a form of child labour and this challenge will require long-term engagement and participation of a variety of stakeholders. According to the …

Child empowerment in mining communities sponsored training by Zimbabwe Health Interventions (ZHI). A total of 57 from Matopo, Filabusi, Gwanda …

Zimbabwe has 245 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Zimbabwe mines are Copper, Chromium, and Gold .At the time these mines were surveyed, 9 mines in Zimbabwe were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance …

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The mining industry of Zimbabwe is highly diversified, with close to 40 different minerals. The predominant minerals mined by the industry include platinum, chrome, gold, coal, and diamonds.The country boasts the second-largest platinum deposit and high-grade chromium ores in the world, with approximately 2.8 billion tons of platinum group metals and 10 …

Overview. Zimbabwe's mining sector is highly diversified, with close to 40 different minerals. The predominant minerals include platinum group metals (PGM), chrome, gold, coal, and diamonds. The country boasts the second-largest platinum deposit and high-grade chromium ores in the world, with approximately 2.8 billion tons of PGM and 10 ...

Gold Mining . Gold in Zimbabwe is confined, mainly, to hydrothermal vein and shear zone deposits found exclusively in rocks of the basement complex age formed about 2 400 million years ago – or more. More than 90% of gold deposits in Zimbabwe are associated with the greenstone belts – some of which are the richest in the world.

The extractive sector especially mining has become a curse for women instead of a blessing. This sector especially artisanal gold mining (chigweja) according to the Zimbabwe Gender Commission report is the biggest contributor to child marriages in the country," said Kudherezera. During a recent workshop held in Mutare, Centre for …

Child empowerment in mining communities sponsored training by Zimbabwe Health Interventions (ZHI). A total of 57 from Matopo, Filabusi, Gwanda and Mazowe are undergoing training for a Certificate of Competency in Gold Processing. ... CONTACT INFO Zimbabwe School of Mines Coghlan Avenue Extension Killarney, …

The rise in the use of child labour in artisanal and small-scale mining in the country presents a unique challenge to safeguarding children's rights that have been universally accepted and held sacrosanct under international conventions. ... Mining Zimbabwe – our core focus is the Zimbabwe Mining Industry, Zimbabwe Mining News, …

Child Labour is a big NO in the Zimbabwe Artisanal Small-Scale Mining Sector," she said. The reports come shortly after an incident where 14-year-old Wisk Peter Chimwayi, a Grade 7 pupil at Rukanda Primary School in Mutoko, suffered spinal cord damage during a mine shaft collapse in Mutoko.

Zimbabwe's Constitution addresses the rights of the child. Their legal and policy framework demonstrates a will to protect children and their rights. The protections are set out in section 19 of the Constitution, and state "that …

The Child Marriage Research to Action Network (the CRANK) is a joint initiative of these organisations. This study, conducted by Tariro Youth Development Trust utilises a mixed-methods approach to explore gender-based violence (GBV) experiences of women in artisanal small-scale mining (ASM). The study was conducted in three mining hotspot ...

In Zimbabwe, the discourse centred around environmental justice in the mining sector has developed over the years. Environmental justice has emerged as an important part of the movement calling for responsible investors who respect and promote a clean and healthy environment in host mining communities.

According to the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela), thousands of children have been driven into artisanal – and dangerous – gold mining as families struggle to put food on the table.

I. PREVALENCE AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD LABOR Children in Zimbabwe engage in the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation, mining, and tobacco production, each sometimes as a result of human trafficking. Children also engage in child labor in agriculture, including in the harvesting …

Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporaiton. Address: MMCZ Bldg, 90 Mutare Rd, Msasa, Harare, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe. See full address and map. Categories: Mining

In 2014 approximately 40,000 children worked in mines across southern DRC, many of them mining cobalt, according to UNICEF. I would spend 24 hours down in the tunnels. I arrived in the morning and would leave the following morning. Paul, 14-year-old orphan and cobalt miner. Paul, a 14-year-old orphan, started mining at the age of 12.

SHURUGWI, 14 October 2010 (IRIN) - The economic upswing in Zimbabwe is luring workers under 18-years-old to the now bustling mining town of Shurugwi, about …

CHAKARI, Zimbabwe. Facing an uncertain economy, for thousands of children in southern African country of Zimbabwe, who are toiling in an underground gold mine, the World Day Against Child Labor …

Farai Maguwu, Centre for Natural Resources Governance executive director, said child labour in Zimbabwe's informal mining sector was a growing problem. Maguwu said most children were forced to find work in the informal mining areas by economic hardships. "Child labour, especially where it results in children abandoning school …

In some areas of Africa, children make up more than a small part of the workforce. One survey of diamond miners in the Lunda Norte province of Angola found that 46% of miners were between the ages of 5 and 16. For children trapped in the diamond mines, life is full of hardship. Children work long days, often six or seven days a week.

Zimbabwe: Fragile economy forces children to labor in mines Marking World Child Labor Day on Friday, rights activists say gold mines, cotton farms employ children to save costs Jeffrey Moyo | 11. ...

Zimbabwe is in the process of reviewing mining laws and policies to ensure communities benefit from their resources and to improve transparency in the sector. Edward Mukaratigwa, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Minerals Development, said there was consensus on the need to review the mining laws in Zimbabwe, …