Blogs

28 Aug, 2024

Webinar by FCA and The Hub on Human Rights Due Diligence and Tackling Child Labour in ASM Copper-Cobalt in September 18,2024

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is Africa’s largest mining producer and supplies over 70% of the world’s cobalt. Minerals like copper and cobalt play a crucial role in the energy transition, with demand for these minerals expected to double in the next ten years. However, it is crucial that this transition protects the […]

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29 Feb, 2024

The Hub: A Child Labour Prevention and Remediation Network Creating Long-term Impact in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

This is a guest blog authored by Ellen Schliebitz, Vice-President of Communications at The Centre for Child Rights & Business, a civil society member of the FCA and one of the implementing partners of the child labour remediation hub (The Hub).   Child labour is a pressing issue in and around informal mining communities in […]

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Children's Rights
7 Mar, 2023

Child Labour Remediation Hub for the DRC’s Mining Sector

This is an excerpt from the FCA 2022 Annual Impact and Finance Report authored by Ines Kaempfer, CEO of The Centre for Child Rights and Business, on the support provided to children working at mine sites, in collaboration with local organisations, to provide them with a path away from mining.   The Child Labour Remediation […]

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Fair Cobalt Alliance
2 Dec, 2021

Save the Children and The Centre Join the Fair Cobalt Alliance to Strengthen Child Rights in the DRC’s Artisanal Cobalt Sector

Both Save the Children and The Centre are committed to improving the lives of children and will bring their expertise in child rights, business, and in particular children’s rights and child labour issues, to the FCA.

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