Using a Market-driven Approach to Improve Economic Returns and Mine Safety
Excerpt from the 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
Focus Area: Improve Occupational Health and Safety
Case Study: Using a Market-driven Approach to Improve Economic Returns and Mine Safety
There is a financial bottom-line to everything in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). The main concern for most people running and laboring in ASM operations is to make enough money to put food on the table, send their children to school, and if possible, invest in their futures. So, what if it was possible to increase economic returns while also improving mine safety through a package of low-cost and easy to-implement measures? This is the approach that the Sustainable Development of Mining in Rwanda (SDMR) program1 took in one of its interventions; the lessons from which can help achieve part of SDG target 8.8 to “promote safe and secure working environments for all workers.”
Additional Info
- Author(s)
- Dr. James McQuilken, Dr. Daniel Limpitlaw, D Limpitlaw, J McQuilken
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Associated Partners
- Limpitlaw Consulting, Pact
- Language
- English
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- https://www.delvedatabase.org
- Data Source Classification
- Global Report
- Research Type
- Both
- Research Methodology
- Primary - OBSERVATION, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH, Secondary - OFFICIAL STATISTICS
- Thematic Tags
- Political, Formalization, Governance, Economic, Market Linkages, Social, Community, Employment, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Labor and Working Conditions, Livelihoods, 2020 State of Sector
- Country
- Rwanda
- Last Updated
- July 1, 2021
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