On the reports of children working at abandoned mica mines Devi told Mongabay-India that villagers were gradually becoming aware of child rights which has led to a fall in the number of children visiting these mines to collect mica flakes. “If we do not legalise mica mining then villagers will be compelled to either fell trees in forest ...
Laws relating to mining in India Along with Mines Act 1952 there are many other acts which regulates and provides a framework to mining which includes “mines and Minerals Development and Regulations Act 1975” “Auction by Competitive Bidding of Coal Mines Rules 2012” etc.
A spokesman for India’s Ministry of Mines said safety in mica mines was a matter for state governments who are facing mounting pressure from the mining industry to grant licenses to illegal mines.
While employing miners under the age of eighteen is illegal it is estimated that around 20000 children and teenagers in Jharkhand are working for mica mines. However it’s hard to say if this is the true number given that all of these children are working for mines that do not officially exist. The Dangers of Mica Mining
A government survey will reveal for the first time the extent of child labor in deadly mica mines in eastern India and campaigners plan to use the results to pressure companies to end the ...
On the reports of children working at abandoned mica mines Devi told Mongabay-India that villagers were gradually becoming aware of child rights which has led to a fall in the number of children visiting these mines to collect mica flakes. “If we do not legalise mica mining then villagers will be compelled to either fell trees in forest ...
“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 ...
An initiative to end child labour in India’s mica industry by 2022 was established in January and backed by multi-billion pound companies. But it has failed to have any tangible effect on the ...
