Child slavery in the artisanal mining and quarrying sector 2011, para. 74
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Consequently, mining and quarrying communities often have a high rate of STIs (such as HIV and AIDS), teenage pregnancies and single-parent households. Chemical contamination from artisanal mining can be a risk to an unborn child or breastfeeding children.
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences