SPRF.IN of Hope: 03 Jharkhand's Mica Mines and 22 Child …

Jharkhand's Mica Mines and Child Labour Fatima Juned ABSTRACT In 2021 'Fenty Beauty', a leading makeup brand owned by the pop-star Rihanna, was criticised for using …Web

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Illegal mica mining continues unabated in Jharkhand, causing …

A demand to legalise mining. On May 29, 2020, former and first chief minister of Jharkhand wrote to the present Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking him to revive mica mining in Koderma and Giridih areas. He said the police should not take action against locals who pick mica flakes. Marandi suggested an e-auction of these flakes and also …Web

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Blood Mica: Key findings of investigation into child deaths in …

Vinita, 16, goes into a rat-hole mine to search for mica in Giridih district in the eastern state of Jharkhand, India, June 27, 2016. Picture taken June 27, 2016.Web

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JHARKHAND SUSTAINABLE MICA POLICY FRAMEWORK …

MICA AND MINOR MINERAL MINING IN JHARKHAND - Jharkhand is the 15th largest Indian state by area6 (79,710 km2/ 30,778 sq mi), and 14th largest by population (329 …Web

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The Responsible Mica Initiative's efforts towards establishment of …

The next two recommendations, which shall now be discussed in the coming days and weeks pertain to (i) the development and release of a new Jharkhand Mica …Web

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Glimmerland: Human rights in the mica supply chain

Vertical52's analysis of data from NASA's Landsat satellite detected a high concentration of surface mica in the Indian state of Jharkhand. A close-up investigation using Maxar data as displayed on Google Earth shows that the area of mines that had officially been closed, had in fact tripled in area compared to 2016.Web

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Mica Mining Exposes Child Labor In The Makeup Industry

"The majority of mica mining takes place in Jharkhand and Bihar, but there are hardly any legal mines in these states, so the mica from these states is exported using the licenses of legal mines ...Web

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Pandemic drives people to risk lives in India's illegal mica mines

Traders and campaigners in two mica hubs in Jharkhand - Giridih and Koderma - estimate that thousands of people last year joined the ranks of 50,000-odd mica miners and pickers due to job losses ...Web

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Responsible Mica Initiative Publishes Landmark Reports Defining …

RMI was established in 2017 to improve workplace practices and eliminate child labor in the mica processing and mining sector, starting in India's states of Jharkhand and Bihar.Web

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Exploitative Child Labour In India's Illegal Mica Mines …

The survey said that there are 4,545 children in the age group of six to 14 years in the area of Jharkhand reported as not attending school majorly to collect mica scraps. Most of these children come from …Web

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020

At the same time, the Jharkhand Sustainable Mica Policy Framework and Vision has been developed. Maintaining close alignment across our multi-stakeholder framework was not ... High risk for poor working conditions in mica mines and processing units Other key mica producing countries Sources: UN Comtrade, Elevate EiQ, SOMO, various. 8 Annual ...Web

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FEATURE-Pandemic drives more people to risk lives in India's …

The RMI last year announced a sustainable mica mining policy that aimed to create jobs for 210,000 workers in Jharkhand and boost exports from 2021, but two state government officials said the ...Web

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Supply Chain Sustainability Assessment of Mica sector …

Jharkhand has been a leading producer of mica since long. But due to various legal and environmental conflicts related to mining and processing of mica, the sourcing of mica …Web

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Pollution and health risk assessment of mine tailings …

The rapid mining activities of mica mines in Giridih district, India, have led to toxic metal pollution of agricultural soil.This is a key concern for environmental risk and human health. 63 top soil samples were collected at a distance of 10 m (Zone 1), 50 m (Zone 2), and 100 m (Zone 3) from near 21 mica mines with agriculture fields. The mean …Web

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Make-up's ugly secret: The plight of India's poor miners

Sudivya Kumar, a legislative assemblyman from Jharkhand, is using this momentum to continue lobbying for the legalisation of mica mining. "Jharkhand has always been covered with forests, and its ...Web

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Don't buy mica from child workers, Indian officials tell traders

The International Labour Organization estimates there are 5.7 million child workers in India aged five to 17, out of 168 million globally. Up to 20,000 children may be working in the mica mines in ...Web

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW MANAGEMENT

mica mining sites of Jharkhand and Bihar. Child labor is a serious threat to realizing India's demographic dividend. Given the poor development of the regions and awry public infrastructure, there is a crouched inclination towards children's education. The poverty-ridden, illiterate families prefer to employ their children rather than send them ...Web

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Department of Mines & Geology

Limestone, Dolomite, Manganese, Mica, China Clay, Graphite, Soap stone, Fire Clay, Coal Bed Methane, Uranium, Phosphorite, Apatite, Quartz, Feldspar, Gold and Pyroxenite are other important minerals available in huge quantity in the state. Department of Mines and Geology is one of the important Departments of Government of Jharkhand.Web

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Child labour in mica mining

In 2018, TDH estimated that half of the 20,000 mica miners in Madagascar were children. Child deaths related to the sector have also been recorded. In 2017, a government investigation in Jharkhand found that at least seven children died in mica mines in a three-month period. However, actual numbers are.Web

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Supply Chain Sustainability Assessment of Mica sector …

Jharkhand has been a leading producer of mica since long. But due to various legal and environmental conflicts related to mining and processing of mica, the sourcing of mica has become a challenge in Jharkhand – and therefore has had a …Web

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Children as young as five make up most of …

After a series of high-profile investigations into the mica industry in India – where 20,000 children were employed and 90% of mines were believed to be operating without licenses – the Indian ...Web

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Pandemic drives more people to risk lives in India's illegal mica mines

The RMI last year announced a sustainable mica mining policy that aimed to create jobs for 210,000 workers in Jharkhand and boost exports from 2021, but two state government officials said the ...Web

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GLOBAL MICA MINING

mica mining are India and Madagascar. In addition to Jharkhand and Bihar, children are also reportedly working in mica mines in Rajasthan and possibly also in Andhra Pradesh (as illegal sheet mica mining also takes place there). This however needs further investigation. The fifth indicator for high-risk countries is havingWeb

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SPRF.IN of Hope: 03 Jharkhand's Mica Mines and 22 Child …

were involved in mica mining in Jharkhand and Bihar. The two states are responsible for 25% of the world's mica production and the prevalence of child labour (SOMO & Terre Des Hommes, 2015). Mica mining, the trade that made the people of Jharkhand prosperous, declined after the 1980s due to the Forest Conservation Act.Web

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A Report on Child Labour in Mica Mines of Koderma & Giridih …

This study talks about the status of mining communities who live out of picking mica scraps. It includes 8 settlements near mining areas from Koderma and Giridih in around 4 scattered and abandoned mines in Giridih and in Koderma.These mines located in reserve forest areas are now abandoned and the mica picking activity is …Web

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India to legalise mica mining in bid to tackle endemic …

Activists lauded the decision to legalise mica mining, but warned that high poverty levels meant the move was unlikely to stop child labour. Two states in eastern India, Jharkhand and Bihar ...Web

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Mines In Jharkhand | 2023 Guide | TS Aspirants

The mica mining economy in Jharkhand provides employment opportunities for thousands of people, especially those living in rural areas. However, despite its economic benefits, the socio-economic impact of mica mining on local communities is a complex issue that warrants careful consideration.Web

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Department of Mines and Geology | Koderma | India

It was only after the enactment of Forest Conservation Act 1980 that all mica mines have been closed down as all the mining leases falls within the sanctuary area of the forest. ... Department of Mines and Geology is one of the important departments under Government of Jharkhand. The Department through District Mining Office regulates …Web

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Blood Mica: Deaths of child workers in India's mica 'ghost' mines

German drugmaker Merck KGaA discovered children were collecting mica at mines used for its supplies in 2008 so cut some of its suppliers and now only sources from Jharkhand and child-free legal mines.Web

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ADDRESSING CHILD LABOUR IN MICA MINES

Jharkhand in India contributes to 25% of the world's Mica supply. With this shimmer, comes a dark tale of child labour and exploitation. Due to the informal nature of the Mica supply chain, the wages from Mica scrap collection (Dhibra) are very low. The families' dependence on Mica is so high that this leads to abjectWeb

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Exclusive: Officials order investigations after exposé into

Dutch campaign group SOMO estimates up to 20,000 children are involved in mica mining in Jharkhand and Bihar. Y.S. Kataria, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines, said child labour in mica mines was ...Web

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Blood Mica: Key findings of investigation into child deaths

* Dutch campaign group SOMO says up to 20,000 children are involved in mica mining in Jharkhand and Bihar * By Indian law children aged under 18 cannot work in minesWeb

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The Responsible Mica Initiative's efforts towards establishment of …

Processing and exports of mica from Jharkhand would provide additional revenue to the state, create jobs, stimulate indirect economic activities, while simultaneously eliminating illegal mining.Web

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India's mica mines: The shameful truth behind mineral make-up's …

This was published 9 years ago. India's mica mines: The shameful truth behind mineral make-up's shimmer In the hills of Jharkhand in India, child labourers mine the mica that brings sparkle to the ...Web

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