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Aug 23, 2019· "Mica processing is a labour- intensive activity requiring special skills. The art of manual processing of mica has been acquired by the Indian workers through generations and has become a cottage industry in the mica mining areas of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan," reads the report.

Jul 28, 2016· Nearly a decade after child labour in mica mining came to light, the beauty industry's progress on cleaning up its supply chain for .

Jharkhand is located in the eastern part of India. The state shares its borders with West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the west, Bihar in the north and Odisha in the south. In India, Jharkhand is one of the leading states in terms of economic growth. The GSDP growth of the state stood at 10.22 per cent in 2017-18.

The survey which was conducted across the districts of Kodema, Giridih(Jharkhand) and Nawada(Bihar) presented a grim picture of the state of childhood in India's mining industry. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 22,000 CHILDREN WORK IN MICA MINES IN INDIA, AROUND 90 PER CENT OF WHICH ARE ILLEGAL.

Ugly truth behind global beauty industry. ... When Al Jazeera asked India's mines secretary Anup K Pujari about illegal mica mining in Jharkhand, he replied: "What am I .

Underground mining was legal in Jharkhand before the Forest Conservation Act came into effect in 1980. Mining companies began to wind-up as the government stopped issuing fresh leases. By 2000, mica mining ground to a complete halt. And that is .

Global Spotlight on Illegal Mica Mines Drives Jharkhand Villagers to Hide Deaths "I will never go back (to the mica mines), never ever again. I tell other children the same thing."

Eliminate child labour from mica mining in Jharkhand, says Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Description: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said innovative approach of creating 'Bal Mitra Grams' (child friendly villages) in Jharkhand has proved that eradication of child labour was possible with the joint efforts.

Oct 22, 2019· Several thousands of women and children scour mica for a pittance in illegal and abandoned mines in Jharkhand to add sparkle to the global cosmetics industry. Illegal mica mining not only causes serious health hazards among the women and child workers but also leads to massive deforestation and loss of wildlife.

The Responsible Mica Initiative is a Do-Tank which aims within the next five years at eradicating child labour and unacceptable working conditions in the Indian mica supply chain by joining forces across industries.

in the mica supply chain, with a special focus on Dutch companies, as well as the due diligence conducted by these companies; and 3) to look into pending initiatives to eradicate child labour. The research revealed that mica mining is an impor-tant source of income for hundreds of villages in Jharkhand and Bihar. The mining entails more than

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 world.

Koderma district is rich in minerals. The Koderma district and the Lokai-Indarwa area covers the southern part of Great Mica-Belt of Jharkhand, Bihar and India. Previously the Mica belt was known as Bihar mica belt which extends for a distance of 160 km having an average width of .

Sep 27, 2016· Mica Mining Minors. In all of India, mica found in Jharkhand is of superior quality, the type needed for cosmetics, thus, demand for the mineral from this area is very high. In fact, 90 percent of it goes overseas. Nevertheless, the miners or subcontractors do not know where their products end up.

Aug 02, 2016· The recent surge in demand for mica has revived a flagging industry in India that dates back to the late 19th century when the British discovered mica in a belt spanning Jharkhand's Koderma ...

Jharkhand has large deposits of minerals, providing a solid launching pad for mining and mineral based industries. With 40% of nation's mineral reserves, the state government is committed to rapid industrial development by leveraging the advantage the state provides due to the presence of variety of minerals in abundance.

Sep 30, 2016· A three-month investigation in the mica-producing state of Jharkhand found that a flourishing black market had resulted in at least seven children being killed since June, mining for .

Children abandon education to work in mica mines of Jharkhand An international development agency working in India, revealed last year that more than 22,000 children are employed as child labourers in the mica mining areas of Jharkhand and Bihar.

They are looking for dhibra, the local name for mica, and these are the thousands of villagers who work in the illegal mines of Jharkhand. Banned by law but operated by mining .

"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 ...

The mica industry in India is one of the world's largest. India produced a total 19,000 tons of mica in 2016. Jharkhand and Bihar, are the currently the top two mica producing states in India, representing for nearly 25% of the global production of mica

Jharkhand is one of the richest areas in the whole country, rich in minerals deposit and forests. The region has huge reserve of coal, iron ore, mica, bauxite and limestones and considerable reserves of copper, chromite, asbestos, kyanite, china clay, manganese, dolomite, uranium etc.

Apr 16, 2014· But the process of extraction of these minerals, particularly mica, using child labour in India is now causing concern. Mica can be found in the mines of Jharkhand .

The Mining industry in India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India.The GDP contribution of the mining industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5% only but going by the GDP of the total industrial sector it contributes around 10% to 11%. Even mining done on small scale contributes 6% to the entire cost of mineral production.
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