29 September 2009
Press Release
Survey confirms widespread abuses by Chinese mining companies in Congo – risk of backlash, warns NGO
A report, Chinese Mining Companies in Katanga, released today (Tuesday 29th September 2009) by Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) is the first-ever survey of its kind, providing a snapshot of working conditions in Chinese-run enterprises in Katanga, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More than 60 of Katanga’s 75 smelters and processing plants are owned by Chinese companies; 90 per cent of the region’s minerals go to China. Over 15 per cent of Chinese mining operators in Katanga Province were covered in RAID’s study.
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