The DRC is trying to regulate the sale of artisanal cobalt

2023-08-10 00:02:46

The country produces more than 70% of the world’s cobalt. While most of this ore is extracted from giant industrial mines in eastern DRC, 10-20% comes from the artisanal sector. In Lualaba province, the government has launched a project to try to regulate the supply chain. A critical sector on which weigh accusations of child labor, dangerous working conditions, corruption. Behind the scenes report on the regulation of artisanal cobalt.
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