Child slavery in the artisanal mining and quarrying sector 2011, para. 50
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Children start to work with their families (parents or relatives), unpaid, in mines and quarries from the age of 3. They start by performing small tasks such as lifting stones, supplying adults with tools, breaking stones and sifting gravel in order to support the family and eventually end up involved in all aspects of mining and quarrying. Children in artisanal mines and quarries also cook and clean for their families and other adult mine workers.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences