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This policy paper explains the context of the brick industry in Nepal; laws and policies related to its management; and how these are changing in the new federal context. A legal analysis of policy gaps and responsibilities designated to the new local governments is meant to be of interest to local leaders as well as policy makers at the provincial, and federal level supporting them. This paper also provides recommendations for emerging issues to attend to and practical recommendations for ways forward to reduce labor exploitation and child labor and ensure effective industry insight.

Somos Tesoro in Colombia: An infographic highlighting statistics related to the projects initiatives in mining formalization, livelihood services, education, and policy strengthening. 

This document is a Training Materials and Guide for facilitators in training key government agencies and other relevant stakeholders on law enforcement and policy implementation to reduce child labour and improve working conditions in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) operations and other sectors in Ghana.

This document is an informational guide created to provide vanilla industry exporters with information to help ensure effective and comprehensive implementation of the Code of Conduct to provide assurance that minimum working age and appropriate working conditions, as well as the protection of children’s rights, will be respected throughout the supply chain and will align all actors in the fight against child labor.

This document outlines the labor situation in Peru and provides the objectives of the national plan against forced labor which are aimed to decrease the presence of forced labor in the country through activities such as improving the response capacity of the state and raising awareness on the issue.

This paper provides a background on the situation of child labor in Malaysia, legislative frameworks related to child labor, national policies and programs to address child labor, the role and capacity of stakeholders to implement the National Action Plan, and the tentative formulation process of the National Action Plan.

The Interesting World of Responsible Mining: This booklet will be of great help to understand what responsible mining is and everything it offers us. It also invites you in an original and creative way to value mining as a very important activity for the progress of our society.

Livelihoods in Colombia: The Livelihoods program developed by Pact in Colombia has led rural communities in a situation of poverty to grow and move towards prosperity. Pact's work has had a significant impact on the lives of historically marginalized households, including populations engaged in artisanal and small-scale gold and coal mining.

Perceptions and Imaginaries about Child Labor in Colombian Gold and Coal Mining: This study tries to identify these relationships and propose alternatives to overcome the factors that promote and justify it. The study combines quantitative and qualitative social research techniques to obtain a different perception, with an internalized vision of the causes of child labor, both at a general level and at a particular level in the Colombian ASM of coal and gold. In addition, it offers an analysis without barriers, which highlights the point of view of miners and shows the importance of taking their opinions into account, with a view to making them the agents of change on child labor.

Survey of the Final Line of the Somos Tesoro Project: This study measures the change in the prevalence of Child Labor in eight municipalities in the departments of Antioquia and Boyacá in Colombia, where the NGO Pact, carried out the Somos Tesoro project between the end of 2013 and 2017, focused on child labor in mining. This report statistically tested the difference in variables and indicators of interest, between a baseline survey (November 2014 - February 2015) and the final line survey (March - April 2018). The quantitative analysis is complemented with a qualitative analysis carried out from four focus groups with parents of households participating in the Project.