... The first African cooperatives to apply for the certification are
the Synanyonja Artisan Miners Alliance and Busia United Small Scale Mining
Association in Uganda. These miners from the war-blighted Great Lakes region of
Africa have been affected by the industry crackdown on anything that
is suspected to be “conflict gold”. Unable to provide proof of the origins
of their gold, these miners are vulnerable to abuse and often forced
underground by unscrupulous middlemen. First Fairtrade gold from East Africa set to shine
the Synanyonja Artisan Miners Alliance and Busia United Small Scale Mining
Association in Uganda. These miners from the war-blighted Great Lakes region of
Africa have been affected by the industry crackdown on anything that
is suspected to be “conflict gold”. Unable to provide proof of the origins
of their gold, these miners are vulnerable to abuse and often forced
underground by unscrupulous middlemen. First Fairtrade gold from East Africa set to shine
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