Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Child Labor In Zimbabwe Amid Pandemic 1 of 4 Chemicals such as cyanide and mercury used to separate ore and gold put the lives of child minors at risk. Credit: CNRGZimbabwean children engage in mining activities to earn a living despite the risk the job is. Zimbabwe has a long history of child labor with most children venturing into mining sector to earn extra incomes. Credit: ZelaThere has been a rise in the number of child miners in illegal mining areas in Zimbabwe during lockdown after family incomes were eroded Child rights defenders have recorded an increase in the number of child miners in Zimbabwe during lockdown. Credit: ZelaSome parents are allowing their children to venture into mining activities out of desperation as economic woes continue in the country Illegal miners often leave a trail of environmental destruction in forms of gullies and open pits putting the lives of other miners at risk. Credit: CNRGIn some illegal mining areas in Zimbabwe cases of children falling in open pits left by other miners have been recorded Share FacebookTwitterTelegramEmail Ubuntu PhotoNews: Child Labor In Zimbabwe Amid Pandemic By UbuntuTimes - November 1, 2020 191VIEWS MORE Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Nkrumahist Youth Urges Voter Boycott In Ghana Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Smallholder Farmers In Zimbabwe Embrace Conservation Agriculture To Combat Climate Change Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Infrastructure Deficit Pose Flood Concerns in Dar es Salaam Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Kenya’s Tea Farmers Prepare for Demand During Coronavirus Pandemic Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Plight of Tanzania’s Pregnant Schoolgirls