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Managing the risk of forced labor in ASM is complex. Strategies to tackle it must address the double objective of eradicating forced labor and making sure that innocent people who rely on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining for their livelihoods are not excluded from mineral supply chains.

PACT, 2013

Human Rights Watch, 2013

OECD, 2013

World Bank, 2012

UNICEF, 2012

Ban Toxics, 2012

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Réduire l’utilisation du mercure dans le secteur de l’orpaillage et de l’exploitation minière artisanale: Guide pratique

Reducción del uso de mercurio en la minería de oro artesanal y de pequeña escala: Guía Práctica

Karen Hayes and Rachel Perks, 2012

UNEP, 2012

Tanzania, Uganda and Peru Cases studies

WEST AFRICA - Artisanal Gold Council

Video presenting the challenges and opportunities in ASGM in West Africa. This video was produced by Andrew Oberstadt in Senegal and Burkina Faso in 2011. It was funded by the US Department of State.

Alliance for Responsible Mining, 2011

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, 2011

UNEP/ WHO/IOMC 2008

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l’Alliance pour une Mine Responsable ARM (Alliance for Responsible Mining), 2008

The general objective of this project is to identify and manage mercury emissions in Chile in order to protect human health and the environment.

To fulfill this general objective, the project foresees the implementation of the following activities, among others:

• Identifying the main sources of mercury emission and release in Chile.

ILO, 2007

Explore on ILO website

UNIDO, 2006

UNIDO, 2004

Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICADs) are the latest in a family of publications from the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) — a cooperative programme of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).