The formalization of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Colombia and its contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, the international agenda for Sustainable Development was published. 17 Sustainable Development Goals were defined to guide nations on their path towards eradicating poverty and achieving “sustainable development in its three dimensions — economic,...Community stories: Rolberto Álvarez
Community stories Rolberto Álvarez Rolberto Alvarez has been a miner since childhood and is the current legal representative of the Asociación Agrominera de los Andes “Fortaleza”. Here you can read his story, told from the municipality of Los Andes (Nariño,...
The Guide for Child Labor-free Mining
In Colombia, 796,000 children and adolescents work and many of them work in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). On June 12th, 2018 was the World Day Against Child Labour which the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) wants to commemorate by presenting the “Guide...