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The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is excited to learn about the decision taken by the Jharkhand Chief Minister's cabinet on February 10th, 2022 fo
As Jharkhand has around 40% of the country's mineral wealth, its extensive mineral resources make mining, metals, and related sectors especially lucrative for investments. The major growth drivers of the engineering industry in Jharkhand are the availability of raw materials (iron and steel, aluminium, copper and other metals and non-metals ...
Local activists and human right workers believe that villagers merely collect mica flakes for their livelihood whereas private contractors have been illegally mining it on a large …
A 2018 NCPCR report pegged the number of children from Koderma and Giridih — the two mica-rich districts of Jharkhand — dropping out of school to mine for mica at 4,545. A report before that, by NGO Terre des Hommes, estimated 22,000 children were involved in scavenging for mica in Jharkhand and the neighbouring state of Bihar.
A five-year-old picks and collects mica flakes from an open cast illegal mica mine in Giridih district in Jharkhand on January 22. Credit: Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation. Unique material
[1/7] A shows mica which she has collected from an illegal open cast mine in Giridih district in the eastern state of Jharkhand, India, June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Nita Bhalla Purchase Licensing ...
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) declared the mica mines of Jharkhand' child labour-free' at an event in Koderma, Jharkhand, on 5 July 2024.Speaking at the function, the NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo announced that this is the first-ever successful endeavour to cleanse a supply chain of child labour in mica mining.
By Sami Ahmad. Ranchi, April 3, 2022: A notification by the government of Jharkhand banning 'illegal mining and selling of mica' has put the livelihoods of thousands of mica scrap dealers and laborers in jeopardy. Around 200,000 unorganized workers are involved in mica business in Jharkhand, a mineral rich state, as per the Dhibra Scrap Mazdoor Sangh, an organization …
The RMI last year announced a sustainable mica mining policy that aimed to create jobs for 210,000 workers in Jharkhand and boost exports from 2021, but two state government officials said the ...
Jharkhand and Bihar, two regions in the country's eastern states, are where the majority of the mining for mica happens. In fact, around 60% of the world's mica comes from those two regions . Before mica ends up in shiny eyeshadow and many other makeup products, it passes through many networks' middlemen and wholesalers; it also crosses ...
But returning this year to two major mica hubs in Jharkhand state - Koderma and Giridih - the Thomson Reuters Foundation found mining was largely unchecked and that people were continuing to work ...
3.2 About the supply chain of mica in Jharkhand 17 3.3 Sustainability issues in the supply chain 19 4. Roadmap for a sustainable and inclusive mica sector in Jharkhand 20 4.1 About the Roadmap 20 ... The industry is also struggling with illegal mica mining which has questioned the legitimacy of the industry. Few of the media clips below will ...
In the dusty hills of Jharkhand, India, deep crevices have been cleaved into the hard earth. Men, women and children rummage through the dirt, using their bare hands and a few rudimentary tools to ...
"The majority of mica mining takes place in Jharkhand and Bihar, but there are hardly any legal mines in these states, so the mica from these states is exported using the licenses of legal mines ...
Vertical52's analysis of data from NASA's Landsat satellite detected a high concentration of surface mica in the Indian state of Jharkhand. A close-up investigation using …
Mica mining in Jharkhand has historically been associated with rampant child labour practices. Children were often employed in hazardous conditions, exposed to health risks, and deprived of educational opportunities. The issue gained global attention, prompting regulatory bodies and NGOs to advocate for reforms and stricter enforcement of child ...
Even with policies to prevent both child labour and illegal mining, Jharkhand's mica mines are a unique case study in implementation failures. This paper seeks to understand the issue of child labour in the country through the particular case of mica mining in Jharkhand. It explores drivers, policy measures, and implementation gaps by ...
Regarding mine site / mica collection: in Jharkhand and Bihar, mica is often hand-picked with simple tools in areas where the surface soil is abundant. This work can be done both by men and women, on abandoned mines around their villages. Author. Olivia Wawin. Other content by author.
Ranchi, Jul 5 (PTI) Apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday declared mica mines in Jharkhand 'child labour-free', confirming that all kids are now enrolled in schools. According to Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's non-profit organisation Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), which spearheaded the 'Child Labour-Free Mica' campaign in collaboration with the district administration and local ...
Environmental Concerns: Mica mining in Jharkhand is often associated with child labor, as children are often involved in hazardous mining activities. Besides the social issues, mica mining poses environmental risks …
Around 200,000 unorganized workers are involved in mica business in Jharkhand, a mineral rich state, as per the Dhibra Scrap Mazdoor Sangh, an organization working for the …
About twenty years ago, disturbing facts came to light about child labor in the mica mining business in Jharkhand. This was the start of the journey. In 2004, Bachpan Bachao Andolan did a study that showed that more than 5,000 kids were digging for and collecting mica in dangerous ways. It was scary to see that this number had grown to more ...
Mining leases and working mines: It is a matter of grave concern that only 22 percent of the 3,825 mining leases in Jharkhand are currently operational, implying substantial underutilised investments in the mining sector. Sahibganj has the highest number of mining leases (419), followed by Pakur (339), Dhanbad (267), Dumka (245), and Giridih (209).
BBA workers, who have been trying to stop child labour in Jharkhand's mica mines for almost a decade, said the latest deaths were just the tip of the iceberg, estimating fewer than 10 percent of ...
India is the 2nd largest producer of mica and the states of Bihar and Jharkhand are globally renowned for producing some of the highest-quality mica. Bihar and Jharkhand, two of India's poorest states, see rampant child labour in mica mines due to their economic struggles and resource richness. ... (NGOs), and the government bodies to eliminate ...
The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is a global coalition for action – putting policy into practice – comprised of multiple organizations committed to establishing a fair, responsible and sustainable mica supply chain in the states …
government cancelled mica mining leases. ... Fig 2: Mica belt in Jharkhand and Bihar [Ref: (1) USGS, 2015; (2) UN Comtrade Data, 2014; (3) TdH, 2016] Mica is an extremely versatile mineral, widely used in many industries and applications, due …
Jharkhand in India contributes to 25% of the world's Mica supply. With this shimmer, comes a dark tale of child labour and exploitation. Due to the informal nature of the Mica supply chain, …
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) declared the mica mines of Jharkhand' child labour-free' at an event in Koderma, Jharkhand, on 5 July 2024.
As mica mining is unregulated and, for the most part, thrives in hiding, there are many dangers associated with it. The scale of the problem. The majority of illegal mica mines in India are located in just two states Bihar and Jharkhand, which are …
