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Who is being responsible? @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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A recent United Nations University study says 300 tons of gold were dumped across the world annually due to inadequate recycling. That’s 10% of what is mined each year into landfill. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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Mercury is largely limited to small-scale individual miners. Mercury poisoning in humans causes incurable brain function damage and severe deformation. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19

“With the poorest of countries comes the hugest corruption”@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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“one hard truth of the gold mining supply chain is that an estimated 2 million children work in ASGM world-wide” @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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I thought I knew the worst of it all, I have learned about parents giving their children mercury to drink as medicine. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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“There is about a pounds worth of gold in every modern smart phone”@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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90% of the global mining workforce for over 20m men, women and children subjected to poverty, exploitation, human rights violations, pollution and environmental devastation @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold
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we can split gold mining into two initial sectors, industrial and artisanal. Both of these then cover a range of practices for gold extraction:surface mining,open pit, sub-surface, tunnel, dredging and under water. @FairTradeNation @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold
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Lack of transparency in Chinese mining. Back in 2007, it was announced that China had passed South Africa as the world’s largest producer (in gold)@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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An estimated total of 187,200 tonnes of gold exists above ground, as of 2017. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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Ian, Director of @metalsworkshop delivers #FTNlecture2019 @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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“My passions within lie in responsible sourcing within the industry”. Ian Nicholson @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
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