Madagascar's youngest child worker is only three years old. Child labour is heartbreaking
According to the daily mail of November 17, a news investigation team of NBC conducted a field investigation on the mica mining industry in Madagascar and issued an investigation report. The results were heartbreaking. The survey shows that young child labor is a very important link in the local mica industry model.
Cynthia & middot; As a member of the project, McFadden came to Madagascar in person. She told reporters sadly that the tragic scene made her cry several times. She even felt that she could not accept the scene in front of her and wanted to leave quickly. McFadden said that the whole investigation process was very difficult. The mica mine was often located in a very remote area, and outsiders rarely set foot in it. They lived in a very primitive local shelter without running water. During this period, she didn't break her ankle, so she had to run around in the mica mine with plaster.
However, she said that what she witnessed and exposed convinced her that the trip was not in vain. She told reporters that she once met a mother who was carrying her four children on mica mining. The oldest child looked only five years old. At that time, the temperature was above 30 degrees Celsius. According to the mother, they had been working in the high temperature for five hours, She and her children can only eat a cup of rice every day, and they can only earn $3 (about 21 yuan) a week. Later surveys show that the youngest of these children is only 3 years old, working in high temperature for up to 16 hours a day, while they can only earn less than $1 (about 7 yuan) a week.
McFadden said excitedly that the whole scene made her very sad. It was difficult for her to cover up her pain. She had to tell herself all the time to control her emotions, work calmly and stay professional. She hopes that the results of this investigation will attract the attention of the international community and control and rectify this behavior in Madagascar's Mica industry.