{"product_id":"2940149069880","title":"Child Labor in the Small-Scale Gold Mining Industry in Suriname","description":"This study employs a mixed-methods methodology to capture and analyze quantitative and\u003cbr\u003equalitative data on child labor in the small-scale gold mining sector in Suriname. The study\u003cbr\u003eaddresses issues including, but not limited to, the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in the gold\u003cbr\u003emining sector, risk factors associated with and pathways into child labor, types of work\u003cbr\u003eperformed, living and working conditions, and perceptions of the situation from those involved.\u003cbr\u003eUsing a combination of network analysis, geomapping of the gold sector, and expert interviews,\u003cbr\u003ethe researchers identified and conducted interviews with 167 child workers drawn from a\u003cbr\u003enonprobability sample of three mining areas (Brokopondo, Meriam, and Sella Creek), and\u003cbr\u003econducted direct observation of mining operations. Findings of the study demonstrate that all\u003cbr\u003echild gold miners are engaged in hazardous aspects of mining. Worksite and living conditions\u003cbr\u003eare poor and lack the most basic services, such as electricity, toilets, or clean water. At the same\u003cbr\u003etime, a distinction is evident between the activities of full-time workers (9.7 percent of those\u003cbr\u003einterviewed) and part-time workers (89.3 percent). Full-time workers typically work in the\u003cbr\u003emining pits, where they use sharp tools and dangerous machinery, while the balance are more\u003cbr\u003eoften engaged in gold panning, which exposes them to the toxic effects of mercury. Gold mining\u003cbr\u003ework by children occurs in isolated locations deep within Suriname’s underdeveloped interior;\u003cbr\u003eminers come from the impoverished Maroon population, where many households are large\u003cbr\u003efamilies headed by single mothers. Child miners are mostly boys, who are often drawn into the\u003cbr\u003ework through the influence of a matrilineal uncle who has the cultural status of a father. Access\u003cbr\u003eto high-quality, native-language education is limited; virtually all the children interviewed had a\u003cbr\u003elow level of educational achievement partly because they had missed school for work or because\u003cbr\u003ethey were too physically and mentally exhausted from work to focus on their studies. However,\u003cbr\u003ethe immediate need to supplement family income or have money of their own, combined with a\u003cbr\u003elack of alternatives, compels children to work in gold mining.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072828588272,"sku":"2940149069880","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149069880_p0.jpg?v=1763711509","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149069880","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}