DRC: Workers at Copper Cobalt Mining Companies in DRC at COVID19 Risk

Jul 29, 2020 | Steelguru
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Workers in the industrial copper-cobalt mines of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces, many owned and operated by multinationals, have been forced to choose between being confined in the mine site or taking leave with fear of unemployment or lack of paid sick leave. For workers who choose to stay, many have been made to work excessive hours and sleep in poor conditions with inadequate food, in some cases for months on end.