Workers at Industrial Copper-Cobalt Mining Companies in DRC at Risk During COVID19 crisis
Last month, in the wake of serious reports of worker mistreatment in industrial copper-cobalt mines, ten Congolese and International NGOs alongside the Congolese affiliate of IndustriALL Global Union wrote in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with grave concerns about the treatment of mineworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers in the industrial copper-cobalt mines of , many owned and operated by multinationals, have been forced to choose between being confined in the mine site or taking leave with fear of unemployment or lack of paid sick leave. For workers…
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