Kolwezi, DR Congo
Amnesty International and Afrewatch documented children as young as seven working in dangerous cobalt mining tunnels near Kolwezi, with the mineral traced through traders to major electronics and battery manufacturers. Accused: Trading depots and mine operators purchasing cobalt from child-labor sites with no oversight.
Location
DR Congo · Kolwezi · 2024 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
Amnesty International and Afrewatch field investigation, This Is What We Die For report. Report prompted supply-chain scrutiny of Huayou Cobalt and downstream electronics brands. No direct victim services documented in the report; advocacy for corporate accountability ongoing.
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