Mongolia: Videos

October 2006 

• Informal Gold Mining in Mongolia -
  11 October 2006 - Severe drought and heavy loss of livestock have led traditional Mongolian herders to mine gold in order to survive. Their work is hazardous and illegal. A new law has been proposed to help improve the working conditions of 100,000 informal gold miners. (Video)

June 2005 

• Children Exploited in Mongolian Gold Rush -
  27 June 2005 - Many working in makeshift Mongolian gold mines are children whose families seek a way out of poverty. The ILO is trying to remove these children from one of the most hazardous jobs in the world. (Video)