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Many children also work with mercury, a toxic substance, to separate the gold from the ore. Mercury attacks the central nervous system and is particularly harmful to children.</p> </div><div class="more"><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/06/mali-artisanal-mines-produce-gold-child-labor">Read the Press Release</a></div><div class="more"><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2011/12/06/poisonous-mix-0">Read the Report</a><br> ISBN: 1-56432-831-7</div> </div> </div> <div id="content-blocks"> <div id="block-tic-report_media" class="block"> <h6 class="block-title">Feature Content</h6> <div class="view view-asset-related-video-pubs view-id-asset_related_video_pubs view-display-id-default view-dom-id-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208235359im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/photographs/e12251.JPG" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-default imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-special_features"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-photo"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/features/mali-child-labor-and-mercury-use-artisanal-gold-mining">Mali: Child Labor and Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining</a></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-report_download" class="block"> <h6 class="block-title">Get the Report</h6> <div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/mali1211_forinsertWebUpload_0.pdf">Download the full report</a> <span class="meta">(PDF, 6.86 MB)</span></li> <li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/mali1211_insert_LOWRES_WITH_COVER.pdf">Download summary and recommendations: photo feature </a> <span class="meta">(PDF, 1.05 MB)</span></li> <li class="last last"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208235359/http://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/ec/product.asp?c=dhLOK6PGLoF&b=3444291&en=doKCKJPpEcLELKMuE9LAIKMuFgKIJONlHcKQI1PEIsH&ProductID=1536624">Purchase this report in print</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div id="block-xslt_book-1" class="block"> <h6 class="block-title"></h6> <div class="item-list"><ul class="xslt-book"> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/1">A Poisonous Mix</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/2">Regional Maps</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/3">Summary</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/4">Key Recommendations </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/5">Methodology</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/6">I. The Context: Gold Mining in Mali</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/7">II. The Legal Framework</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/8">III. Hazardous Child Labor in Mali’s Artisanal Gold Mines</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/9">IV. Sexual Exploitation and Violence</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/10">V. Limited Impact: Policy and Program Responses to Child Labor and Abuse</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/11">VI. A Poor Health Policy Response</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/12">VII. “I Have Never Been to School” – Access to Education for Child Laborers in Mines</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/13">VIII. The Gold Traders’ Responsibility</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/14">Conclusion</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/15">Recommendations</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/16">Acknowledgements</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/17">Annex I</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/18">Annex II</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/19">Annex III</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/20">Annex IV</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/node/103090/section/21">Annex V</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208235359/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208235359/http://hrw.kintera.org/give?msource=nav">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-views-hrw_footer-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-hrw-footer view-id-hrw_footer view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-4"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208235359/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121208235359/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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