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Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2563

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2563

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Occupational safety & health

category:

Governance and Tripartism

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comments:

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challenges:

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success:

N/A

context:

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description:

 Behavior change related to mine OSH requires access to viable and acceptable options. The project provided mine OSH training that increased awareness but may not have resulted in behavior change such as the use of PPE and the adoption of mercury-free methods. Miners believe if they were provided feasible options to mercury or financial help to purchase comfortable PPE, they would make these behavior changes. The lesson is that to bring about behavior change that reduces workplace risk such as the use of mercury-free methods or the use of PPE, miners require ASGM-functional, accessible and affordable options in order to adopt new and safer behaviors. Even the elimination or substitution of mine-related risk factors or the introduction of engineering and administrative controls might not be feasible in many ASGM operations.

administrative_issues:

N/A

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/218611

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation