The Miner's Pants
The Miner's Pants
The Miner’s Pants are created from a heavy and durable canvas with reinforced knee-padding to make crawling through the mines easier. Adjustable shoulder straps to fit kids of all sizes. In case of cave-ins, we’ve attached a flashlight carrier and a GPS tracker for search parties. To reduce dust-intake and cobalt poisoning, a special pocket for face masks has been attached.
You can help us fight child labor by donating any amount here. Or, you can buy the actual piece of clothing. The price: One year’s worth of salary for the workers.
Please note: That the purpose of this item is not for actual usage. In fact, it shouldn’t even exist. It has been developed by SOS Children’s Villages to work as a reminder of the hazardous working conditions of some of the most dangerous jobs in the world - performed by millions of children.
Thus, some features might not work exactly as intended. Radar reflector not included.
The Mining Industry
In the cobalt mining industry, child labor is prevalent with children as young as seven working in some of the worst conditions on earth. The young miners toil in the tunnels for long hours. Often without proper safety gear, facing risks of cave-ins, accidents, and exposure to toxic cobalt-laded dust.