Illegal child labour is rampant in the mines of northern India, where families earn a living from mining the mineral mica used in cosmetic products, paint and electronics. Many of the families from the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand are also some of the poorest in the country. While mica mining is a dangerous and labour-intensive industry, NGOs warn that the communities would fall into extreme poverty if the illegal mines were closed.

在印度北部的矿区,使用非法童工的现象非常猖獗,那里的家庭靠开采被用于化妆品,油漆和电子产品中的矿物云母为生。矿产丰富的恰尔坎德邦中的许多家庭都十分贫穷。虽然云母矿开采是一个危险的劳动密集型行业,但是非政府组织警告说,如果这些非法矿区被关闭的话,那么当地社区将陷入极端的贫困。