India’s exports of mica are used to make paints and electronic goods as well as glossy lipstick and eyeshadow. Campaigners against child labour believe cosmetics manufacturers sensitive to the views of consumers could do most to bring about reform. “It is most disturbing that six-year-old girls are involved in mines to beautify ladies all over the world,” said Bhuwan Ribhu, from the child rights group Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA)…The BBA, which runs education projects in Jharkhand, estimates tens of thousands of local children may be working in mica mines. [refers to S Black, Pachisia & Co., Mahlwerk Neubauer-Friedrich Geffers GmbH, Merck, Tesco, ASDA] [includes company responses]