In Nigeria, the growing demand for lithium has transformed the mining sector into a dangerous haven for child labor, with children like Juliet Samaniya subjected to arduous work under hazardous conditions.
The plight of children like Juliet reflects a broader issue where over one million children labor in mines worldwide, especially in Africa, driven by poverty and insufficient regulation.
As families rely on the meager earnings from child labor in mining, they sacrifice education and health, further entrenching cycles of poverty and exploitation.
The unchecked practices of companies, notably those from China, exploiting resources in Nigeria's lax regulatory environment exacerbate the crisis of child labor in the lithium mining sector.
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