The 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report examines ASM’s contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8): “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.” The 2020 Report builds on the 2019 State of the ASM Sector Report to close the ‘global data gap’ facing the artisanal and small-scale mining sector.