Groups call to protect women, children working in Africa's mines

FILE - Miners extract mud at a gold mining site where adults and youth work in Uganda, Oct. 18, 2021. As the race to acquire economically vital minerals unfolds, those in Africa’s mining sector are calling to protect the women and children laborers who keep it running. 

As the global race to acquire economically vital minerals unfolds, those working in Africa’s mining sector are calling for the protection of women and children laborers who keep it running.