A Sunday Times investigation reveals a shady supply chain stretching from west Africa’s hazardous gold mines through Dubai and on to Europe. Who are the people who work on the illegal mines and what can we do as consumers to ensure we buy ethical gold?

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Louise Callaghan, Middle East correspondent for The Sunday Times.

Desmond Akudbilla, freelance journalist.

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