Mining companies gathering at DRC Mining Week should commit to paying a living wage Tens of thousands of cobalt and copper mine workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) labouring for the green energy transition are trapped in an exploitative low wage system which fails to meet their basic needs and keeps them well
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Les sociétés minières qui se réunissent à la DRC Mining Week devraient s’engager à verser un salaire de subsistance aux travailleurs des mines Des dizaines de milliers de travailleurs des mines de cobalt et de cuivre en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) qui jouent un rôle important dans la transition énergétique verte sont piégés dans
Hundreds of mining executives, investors and politicians gathered at Africa’s 2024 Mining Indaba in Cape Town this month to discuss “positive disruption” in the mining industry. The buzz left no doubt that companies are latching onto huge opportunities from the rising demand in critical minerals needed to propel the energy transition. But there are also
New living wage calculation shows mine workers labouring for the energy transition are being left behind Pour une version en français, cliquez ici. “Around the world, companies engaged in the energy transition seem to be making record profits, while the Congolese workers who are bringing cobalt to global markets are falling further into poverty. The switch