The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has protested the US labelling of child labour in mines, with Kinshasa saying the assessment does not take into account the steps taken to improve on the ...

Big Tech companies dodge accountability for buying battery components sourced from mines relying on forced child labor.

A University of Michigan study of a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo finds that the necessary process of decarbonization is repeating and recreating colonial inequalities.

A child in the DRC is expected to complete 9.1 years of schooling by their ... most commonly at the hands of an intimate partner (DHS 2013). Women’s labor force participation rate in the DRC is ...

Ironically, efforts to reduce the use of cobalt in batteries has been partly driven by concerns over "artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC and related child labour and human rights abuses".

The organization also directly addresses the issue by raising funds for a child soldier rehabilitation program ... nationwide tour to raise awareness about the conflict in the DRC. The organization ...

Human rights groups say mines in the DRC are notorious for dangerous conditions and use child and slave labor. Apple has said it does not source minerals from mines with these conditions but has ...

UNICEF has also taken note. “'We’ve been seeing this skyrocketing,” says Ramatou Toure, UNICEF’s chief of child protection in ...

Education unions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have joined forces to promote public education and counter the ...

Vaccinating children under five-years-old in endemic mpox regions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) would significantly reduce the number of deaths in the country, according to a new ...

Meanwhile, mining operations in the DRC are connected to human rights abuses ... miners is female empowerment, prevention of child labor, establishing safety protocols and providing personal ...