The work is hard enough for an adult man, but it is unthinkable for a child. Yet tens of thousands of Congolese kids are involved in every stage of mining for cobalt. The latest research by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates 40,000 children are working in DRC mines....
The report, entitled 'This is what we die for: Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo power the global trade in cobalt,' also includes testimony from adult and child miners who work long shifts with no protective equipment, in danger of fatal accidents and permanent lung dam...
Hundreds of children in Kipushi, a mining city in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), finally received birth certificates that allow them to attend school for free. Many of the children had worked alongside their parents in cobalt and copper mines. UNICEF provided school kits...
In recent times, there had been reported cases of Pb poisoning in Anka gold mining area, Northwest Nigeria. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the extent of bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the hairs and nails of children in the area. Forty samples (twenty nails and twenty ...
Background Widespread environmental contamination caused by mining of copper and cobalt has led to concerns about the possible association between birth defects and exposure to several toxic metals in southern Katanga, Democratic Republi... DV Brusselen,T Kayembe-Kitenge,S Mbuyi-Musanzayi,... - ...
AfricaTambwe N, Rudolph M, Greenstein R (2011) `Instead of begging, I farm to feed my children': urban agriculture - an alternative to copper and cobalt in Lubumbashi. Africa 81: 391-412.Tambwe, N., Rudolph, M. & Greenstein, R., 2011. "Instead of Begging, I Farm to Feed My ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s response to artisanal cobalt mining: The Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) supplies the vast majority of the world's cobalt used for the production of battery critical to the green transi... R Deberdt...
APM Group - 《Africa Power Monitor》 被引量: 0发表: 2022年 Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo The sustainability of cobalt is an important emerging issue because this critical base metal is an essential component of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. More than hal...
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