2020 State of the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Sector

The Report demonstrates the richness of the artisanal and small-scale mining labor force: types of employment, diversity of the workforce, and the influence of social relationships both inside and outside the mine site. It shows how this global labor force contributes to efforts to improve the three key components of SDG8: i) economic growth; ii) productive employment; and iii) decent work.