Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports - U.S. Department of Labor
WEBIn the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), economically disadvantaged children, children with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and children in conflict zones are more vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor.
Child Labor and Human Rights Violations in the Mining Industry …
WEBJul 14, 2022 · As other witnesses have described, child labor and other serious human rights abuses in the mining sector remain widespread, and these challenges only become harder to address amidst rampant ...
Child labor in the mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo
WEBApr 6, 2016 · Various mining sites, located principally in the Eastern regions of the DRC (North Kivu and Katanga), employ a significant number of child workers. In fact, the data on Katanga and Copperbelt generally estimate the number of youth (under 18 years) at 40% of all workers in the region’s mines.
WEBIn 2021, the Democratic Republic of the Congo made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. During the reporting period, the government allocated 40 percent of the national budget to primary education.
The DRC Mining Industry: Child Labor and Formalization of …
WEBSep 1, 2021 · Child Labor. Small-scale mining in the DRC involves people of all ages, including children, obligated to work under harsh conditions. Of the 255,000 Congolese mining for cobalt, 40,000 are children, some as young as six years.
Combatting Child Labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
WEBThe COTECCO project works to address child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) cobalt supply chain, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale mining. It supports key stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor and improve working conditions in artisanal and small-scale mines, as well as in the ...
Child labour | UNICEF Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEBDec 14, 2018 · Groundbreaking multi-stakeholder initiative to address child labour in DRC mining communities. KINSHASA, 16 November 2020 –The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Global Battery Alliance (GBA), is aiming to raise US$ 21 million from public and private partners over the next three years to fund a series of initiatives ...
Groundbreaking multi-stakeholder initiative to address child labour …
WEBNov 16, 2020 · Groundbreaking multi-stakeholder initiative to address child labour in DRC mining communities. KINSHASA, 16 November 2020 –The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Global Battery Alliance (GBA), is aiming to raise US$ 21 million from public and private partners over the next three years to fund a …
As incremental efforts to end child labour by 2025 persist, …
WEBOct 16, 2020 · The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced commitments in recent years, and the country is signatory to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions 138 (which sets the minimum working age at 14) and 182 (on the worst forms of child labour).
“This job doesn't deserve me”: Catch-up clubs help stop child labour …
WEBKINSHASA, 12 June 2024 – Children working in some of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) cobalt mines are getting support to trade their tools for textbooks to escape from dangerous and even...
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