SO M O Gold from children’s hands Use of child-mined gold by the electronics sector Irene Schipper & Esther de Haan & Mark van Dorp November 2015 Colophon Gold from children’s hands Use of child-mined gold by the electronics sector November 2015 Authors: Irene Schipper and Esther de Haan With contributions of: Meike Remmers and Vincent Kiezebrink Mali field research: Mark van Dorp Layout: Frans Schupp Photos: Mark van Dorp / SOMO en ELEFAN-SARL ISBN: 978-94-6207-075-2 Published by: Commisioned by: Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Stop Child Labour Ondernemingen (SOMO) ‘Stop Child Labour – School is the best Centre for Research on Multinational place to work’ (SCL) is a coalition Corporations coordinated by Hivos. The coalition The Centre for Research on Multina- consists of the Algemene Onderwijs- tional Corporations (SOMO) is an bond (AOb), FNV Mondiaal, Hivos, the independent, not-for-profit research and India Committee of the Netherlands network organisation working on social, (ICN), Kerk in Actie & ICCO ecological and economic issues related Cooperation, Stichting Kinderpostzegels to sustainable development. Since 1973, Nederland and local organisations in the organisation investigates multina- Asia, Africa and Latin America. tional corporations and the conse- www.stopchildlabour.org quences of their activities for people and the environment around the world. Sarphatistraat 30 1018 GL Amsterdam The Netherlands T + 31 (20) 6391291 F + 31 (20) 6391321
[email protected] www.somo.nl Gold from children’s hands Use of child-mined gold by the electronics sector SOMO Irene Schipper, Esther de Haan and Mark van Dorp Amsterdam, November 2015 Contents Glossary ................................................................................................................ 4 Acronyms ..............................................................................................................