Gemstone Company Warns of Mining Slavery in Mozambique
London-based gemstones company Gemfields is warning that illegal mining in Mozambique is tantamount to modern slavery. The company owns 75% of of Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), which has launched investigations into child labor at mines and the increase in pit collapses that have killed miners. Take Action: Help End Forced Labor MRM says it has found many of the impoverished children working at mines are not from the local area, controlled by