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A report that discusses forced labor in the illegal gold mining industry in the district of Manseriche in the Loreto region of Peru and the working conditions of the local Awajún indigenous people. The report includes an extensive literature review on relevant topics, and analysis of industrial logistics, coloniality, and value extraction.

Pilares Project: This homepage of the Pilares Project website provides updates on the latest news about Pilares, contains links to videos and recent publications, and acts as a platform for further information on the project. 

This annotated bibliography aims to identify and summarize evidence of the outcomes of labor-focused  programs  or  studies  implemented  in  Colombia  from  2011  to  2021,  not  funded  through the United States Department of Labor (USDOL). These programs or studies focus on the five priority sectors identified in the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights (Labor Action  Plan or  LAP)  to  address  serious  labor  concerns  in  the  context  of  the  United  States-Colombia  Trade  Promotion  Agreement  (CPTA).1 These priority sectors include  (1)  ports,  (2)  flowers, (3) mining, (4) sugar cane, and (5) palm oil.

An overview of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) industry in the Philippines and its use of child labor with case study.

Toolkit developed as part of Objective 3 of CAPSA Project, designed to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in implementing adequate due diligence and responsible business conduct towards prevention and elimination or abolition of child labour. The toolkit provides SMEs with practical guidelines on how businesses can be involved in child labour and how they could contribute to its elimination.

After seven years of success in Colombia, the Somos Tesoro project is celebrating its conclusion with a webinar to present its work mobilizing diverse stakeholders in formalizing mining activities & stopping child labor. This webinar will feature the voices of artisanal mining communities companies & national authorities who have participated in the project.

Midterm Evaluation Report Pilares Project - Colombia: A report infographic on the findings of the midterm evaluation, good practices, lessons learned, and further recommendations.

A high-level review of interventions (projects and initiatives) that aim to address child labor and poor working conditions (either directly or indirectly) in the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) sector across different minerals. Report includes information on existing and completed projects funded primarily by international donors, but not those funded/implemented by governments or the private sector. Information gathered primarily through desk research and interviews conducted by Levin Sources for the ILO.

New Steps of Somos Tesoro: As director of Pact in Colombia, the leading organization of the Somos Tesoro project, Patricia Henao Saavedra has contributed to positioning the issue of reducing child labor in Colombia as a current challenge for the public and private sectors. In this interview, she reveals how Somos Tesoro broadens her horizon in 2019.

Pilares Project- Colombia: In the towns dedicated to artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Antioquia's Bajo Cauca and Sur de Bolívar, civil society organizations have created solidarity networks to work for children and jointly address the problem of child labor and other unacceptable working conditions...