Update 14- Impacts of COVID-19 on ASM: Insights from the ground

New Analysis, Articles and Events available on COVID-19's impact on the Artisanal Mining Sector:

• OECD Civil Society Group: Call to Action signed by over 70 global civil society organizations and community-based associations calling for immediate and concerted action from governments, financing institutions, international organizations, private sector actors and others to support artisanal mining communities and to shore up their resilience in this time of the COVID-19 crisis. Civil Society Call to Action EN, Sociedad Civil Llamado a la Acción ES, Société Civile Appel à l'Action FR
  
• OECD Multi-Stakeholder Steering Committee: COVID-19 Call to Action for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
  
• Responsible Jewelry Transformative: The Symposium on Artisanal Small-Scale Gemstone Miners in the Time of Covid-19 , a two day symposium on the gemstone sector of the jewelry industry during the pandemic. Session 1: Grass Roots Initiatives May 13, 2020. Session 2: Global Initiatives May 14, 2020. Register Here
  
• Artisanal Gold Council: COVID-19 Portal Launched , Burkina Faso gold prices inch back towards pre-COVID levels
  
• Financial Express: Covid-19 effect: No wages for Gujarat diamond workers during lockdown
  
• Mining Zimbabwe: Chegutu Covid-19 case #36 is a small scale miner
  
• The New Times (Rwanda): How government plans to revive mining sector
  
• Zimbabwe Daily: Gold production to slump by 29%