About 20 million people worldwide make a living in the artisanal gold-mining sector, but often under terrible conditions. Today ‘fair-trade’ / ‘fair-mined’ gold is available, a standard that aims to improve the circumstances for miners. It drives back the use of harmful mercury during extraction, advances safety of the miners and ensures a fair share for all involved through a cooperative system. The cooperatives also ensure equal rights for man and women and prevent the use of child labour.

Juffrouw Dubois supports these initiatives and can inform you about the possibilities of fair silver and gold.