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DRC: Cobalt mining firms allegedly using subcontractors to evade accountability for poor working conditions
Lawyers in the Congo provide a rare look at the conditions of workers extracting a metal critical to the battery business.
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DR Congo: Report reveals strategies used by Ruashi Mining to avoid responsibility for human rights violations; incl. company response
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Renewable energy at what cost? A closer look at DRC’s nascent lithium sector
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DR Congo: Clean energy revolution sets off US-China competition for cobalt but cycles of exploitation remain unresolved
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DR Congo: China’s dominance of copper-cobalt mines raises concern as Congolese workers complain of unfair pay and degrading treatment
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DRC: Workers mining Cobalt for electric vehicles report abuse, low wages & racial discrimination
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DRC: Report reveals dire working conditions, discrimination & low pay across cobalt mines supplying electric vehicle manufacturers
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Chinese Approaches to Overseas Responsible Business – Insights from the DRC Cobalt Industry
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DRC: Government reviews $6 billion "infrastructure-for-minerals" deal with Chinese investors