Eight-year-old Frederic works morning or afternoon shifts, depending on his school schedule, sorting mica alongside his elder brother. His hands are marked by traces, wounds and scars caused by the ...

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NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Authorities in eastern India will crack down on "mica mafia" by starting to legalize some mica mines, a senior government official said, after a Thomson ...

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Child rights experts say legalising the mining of mica will allow the sector to be regulated, root out child labour, and ensure better wages and conditions for mine workers BHUBANESWAR, May 4 (Thomson ...

KODERMA/BHILWARA/SYDAPURAM, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the depths of India's illegal mica mines, where children as young as five work alongside adults ...

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BHUBANESWAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Authorities in Jharkhand have begun the process of legalising mica mining, a senior government official said on Thursday, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation ...