Philippines: Child Labor in Gold Mining

Peter, 11 years old
“Peter,” 11, works at an underwater mining site in Santa Milagrosa, Jose Panganiban.    © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
An underground mine in Malaya
An underground mine in Malaya, Camarines Norte.  © 2014 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
A boy and his father shovel ore
A boy and his father shovel ore from the Bosigon River in Malaya, Camarines Norte.    © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Children pan for gold
Children pan for gold along the Bosigon River in Malaya, Camarines Norte.    © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Joseph
“Joseph,” 16 © 2014 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
An adult miner
An adult miner gets ready to mine underwater in Santa Milagrosa, Jose Panganiban.    © 2014 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Peter
“Peter,” 11, works at an underwater mining site in Santa Milagrosa, Jose Panganiban.     © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Emerita Pernicita
Emerita Pernicita shows a picture of her 17-year-old son, Nel, who died in an underground pit with his adult brother in Malaya, Camarines Norte.   © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
michelle
"Michelle," age 15 © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Pure mercury in a wooden pan
Pure mercury in a wooden pan used to process gold.  © 2014 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Mercury is mixed with gold ore.
Mercury is mixed with gold ore.      © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
“Reynaldo,” age 15
“Reynaldo,” age 15 © 2015 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Albert
“Albert,” 16  © 2014 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
Mercury-contaminated water
Mercury-contaminated water flows into the Bosigon River in Malaya, Camarines Norte.   © 2014 Mark Z. Saludes for Human Rights Watch
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