These are just two stories of child labour in the illegal mica mining sector of Madagascar detailed by a new report by NGOs Terre des Hommes and SOMO. Researchers from the organisations found that ...

In Madagascar, thousands of adults and children risk their lives mining for a shiny mineral called mica. It's found in electronics, cars, planes, and even paint. But even though mica is found in ...

“So far we have stopped children mining mica in 86 villages in India,” says a spokesperson Jos de Voogd. “In Madagascar too, where we estimate 11,000 children were involved in mica ...

Despite this, Aftonbladet has been able to trace mica mineral from mines with child labor in Madagascar to two of Tesla's Chinese suppliers. BMW and Volvo Cars are also conducting business with ...

This is also where you’ll find children as young as six working in the illegal and unregulated mica mines to help their families muddle together a livelihood. An estimated 700,000 people in ...

Canadian mining company NextSource Materials has initiated commissioning of its first mine – the Molo graphite operation in Madagascar. The mine will transition NextSource into a global graphite ...