Child slavery in the artisanal mining and quarrying sector 2011, para. 48
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HIV/AIDS has had a huge impact on all of society, not least those subject to child slavery in mining and quarrying. In central and southern Africa the scourge of AIDS has left many orphans. This situation - coupled with the fact that there is already a lot of pressure on the disintegrating traditional extended family support system - means that many orphans end up working unaccompanied in this sector.
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences