Country
Modern slavery in DR Congo
2 documented cases recorded in DR Congo, 2023–2024. Locations are deliberately generalized to protect survivors.
Forced Labor
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.
Forced Labor
Likasi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Adult miners in artisanal copper-cobalt sites working under armed guard. Wages withheld movement restricted injuries untreated Accused: Armed mining militia connected to supply chain middlemen.