“The funding was initiated by German car companies to help clean their cobalt supply chains,” Alex said. The IDAK team shared a copy of a comprehensive guide they published in 2014 that outlined their recommendations on corporate social responsibility in the Congolese mining sector. “This guide includes a plan for the removal of children from artisanal mining,” Mbuya explained. In addition to focusing on child labor, IDAK’s CSR plan described programs for strengthening local communities, building and staffing schools, promoting alternate livelihoods, and improving public health capacity and
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