The best quality mica deposits occur in Jharkhand and hence the state was the seat of a booming industry, then. But in the past decades, there has been a steady downfall in the …Web

The International Labour Organization estimates there are 5.7 million child workers in India aged five to 17, out of 168 million globally. Up to 20,000 children may be working in the mica mines in ...Web

It was only after the enactment of Forest Conservation Act 1980 that all mica mines have been closed down as all the mining leases falls within the sanctuary area of the forest. ... Department of Mines and Geology is one of the important departments under Government of Jharkhand. The Department through District Mining Office regulates …Web

Jharkhand has been a leading producer of mica since long. But due to various legal and environmental conflicts related to mining and processing of mica, the sourcing of mica …Web

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 ...Web

According to Jharkhand's mines commissioner, Aboobacker Siddique, the process of legalising the industry will start with authorities selling off dumps of scrap mica, which people were taking illegally. Around 100 have been identified. The government will then focus on auctioning off old mica mines and other reserves for mining.Web

Jharkhand's mines commissioner, Aboobacker Siddique, said authorities first planned to sell off dumps of scrap mica and would then focus on auctioning off old mica mines and other reserves for mining.Web

Traders and campaigners in two mica hubs in Jharkhand - Giridih and Koderma - estimate that thousands of people last year joined the ranks of 50,000-odd mica miners and pickers due to job losses ...Web

The next two recommendations, which shall now be discussed in the coming days and weeks pertain to (i) the development and release of a new Jharkhand Mica …Web

Jharkhand has been a leading producer of mica since long. But due to various legal and environmental conflicts related to mining and processing of mica, the sourcing of mica has become a challenge in Jharkhand – and therefore has had a …Web

The rapid mining activities of mica mines in Giridih district, India, have led to toxic metal pollution of agricultural soil.This is a key concern for environmental risk and human health. 63 top soil samples were collected at a distance of 10 m (Zone 1), 50 m (Zone 2), and 100 m (Zone 3) from near 21 mica mines with agriculture fields. The mean …Web

Jharkhand's Mica Mines and Child Labour Fatima Juned ABSTRACT In 2021 'Fenty Beauty', a leading makeup brand owned by the pop-star Rihanna, was criticised for using …Web

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 ...Web

Processing and exports of mica from Jharkhand would provide additional revenue to the state, create jobs, stimulate indirect economic activities, while simultaneously eliminating illegal mining.Web

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 wages from Mica scrap collection (Dhibra) are very low. The families' dependence on Mica is so high that this leads to abjectWeb

"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 ...Web

This was published 9 years ago. India's mica mines: The shameful truth behind mineral make-up's shimmer In the hills of Jharkhand in India, child labourers mine the mica that brings sparkle to the ...Web

This study talks about the status of mining communities who live out of picking mica scraps. It includes 8 settlements near mining areas from Koderma and Giridih in around 4 scattered and abandoned mines in Giridih and in Koderma.These mines located in reserve forest areas are now abandoned and the mica picking activity is …Web

As many as 5,000 children between the ages of six and 14 have dropped out of school in three mica mining districts of Jharkhand and adjoining state of Bihar to work as scavengers, according to a recent surveyby India's National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). NCPCR reported that 4,545 …

RMI was established in 2017 to improve workplace practices and eliminate child labor in the mica processing and mining sector, starting in India's states of Jharkhand and Bihar.Web

A- A+ Giridih, Jhumri Telaiya: For generations, families living in the Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand have survived on the collection and trade of mica — a shimmery, translucent mineral used in …Web

In 2015 and 2016, separate investigations by The Guardian and Thompson Reuters exposed terrible working conditions and child labour connected with the major …Web

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 ...Web

The survey said that there are 4,545 children in the age group of six to 14 years in the area of Jharkhand reported as not attending school majorly to collect mica scraps. Most of these children come from …Web

After a series of high-profile investigations into the mica industry in India – where 20,000 children were employed and 90% of mines were believed to be operating without licenses – the Indian ...Web

Illegal Mica Mines. Vertical52's satellite and radar analysis shows the illegal mines (highlighted in yellow) in Jharkhand in eastern India. ...Web

in the mica mining i ndustry in the G iridih District of Jharkhand, Indi a. The study drew from 420 mica w orkers in the district, with the sample cont aining 210 men and 2 10 women from four ...Web

Limestone, Dolomite, Manganese, Mica, China Clay, Graphite, Soap stone, Fire Clay, Coal Bed Methane, Uranium, Phosphorite, Apatite, Quartz, Feldspar, Gold and Pyroxenite are other important minerals available in huge quantity in the state. Department of Mines and Geology is one of the important Departments of Government of Jharkhand.Web

Sudivya Kumar, a legislative assemblyman from Jharkhand, is using this momentum to continue lobbying for the legalisation of mica mining. "Jharkhand has always been covered with forests, and its ...Web

"Only 10% of mica mines in Jharkhand and Bihar are legal, which means that most mines aren't regulated and most labour laws aren't enforced." (World Vision) A 2016 investigation discovered the cover-up of seven children's death in the span of two months in India. The report also estimates that less than 10% of mica-related deaths are ...Web

1 According to the JSMDC, Jharkhand has a reserve of 13 million tonnes of mica, and contributes almost 60% of the mica. sources across India …Web

MICA AND MINOR MINERAL MINING IN JHARKHAND - Jharkhand is the 15th largest Indian state by area6 (79,710 km2/ 30,778 sq mi), and 14th largest by population (329 …Web

In 2018, TDH estimated that half of the 20,000 mica miners in Madagascar were children. Child deaths related to the sector have also been recorded. In 2017, a government investigation in Jharkhand found that at least seven children died in mica mines in a three-month period. However, actual numbers are.Web

were involved in mica mining in Jharkhand and Bihar. The two states are responsible for 25% of the world's mica production and the prevalence of child labour (SOMO & Terre Des Hommes, 2015). Mica mining, the trade that made the people of Jharkhand prosperous, declined after the 1980s due to the Forest Conservation Act.Web

At the same time, the Jharkhand Sustainable Mica Policy Framework and Vision has been developed. Maintaining close alignment across our multi-stakeholder framework was not ... High risk for poor working conditions in mica mines and processing units Other key mica producing countries Sources: UN Comtrade, Elevate EiQ, SOMO, various. 8 Annual ...Web

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 Maxar data as displayed on Google Earth shows that the area of mines that had officially been closed, had in fact tripled in area compared to 2016.Web

Vinita, 16, goes into a rat-hole mine to search for mica in Giridih district in the eastern state of Jharkhand, India, June 27, 2016. Picture taken June 27, 2016.Web

German drugmaker Merck KGaA discovered children were collecting mica at mines used for its supplies in 2008 so cut some of its suppliers and now only sources from Jharkhand and child-free legal mines.Web

The mica mining economy in Jharkhand provides employment opportunities for thousands of people, especially those living in rural areas. However, despite its economic benefits, the socio-economic impact of mica mining on local communities is a complex issue that warrants careful consideration.Web

* Dutch campaign group SOMO says up to 20,000 children are involved in mica mining in Jharkhand and Bihar * By Indian law children aged under 18 cannot work in minesWeb