Social Impacts of Artisanal Cobalt Mining in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
This study aims at describing thoroughly the socio-economic impacts of cobalt production in the Katanga province (D.R.Congo), and provides consumers, corporate and political decision-makers with an up-to-date and objective analysis of the situation. The study:
- describes socio-economic impacts for three stakeholder categories: Workers, Local Communities, Society;
- focuses on a single commodity (cobalt);
- encompasses a relatively broad geographic scope (the Katangan Copperbelt).
Additional Info
- Author(s)
- N Tsurukawa, S Prakash, A Manhart
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- https://www.oeko.de/
- Data Source Classification
- Program Report
- Research Type
- Both
- Research Methodology
- Primary - INTERVIEW, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH, Secondary - OFFICIAL STATISTICS
- Thematic Tags
- Political, Conflict, Due Diligence, Traceability, and Transparency, Formalization, Governance, Large-scale Mining, Supply Chains, Economic, Business Models, Export, Government Revenue, Market Linkages, Social, Employment, Gender, Health and Safety, Labor and Working Conditions, Livelihoods
- Minerals
- Cobalt
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Last Updated
- November 2, 2020