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Title Artisanal Mining, Livelihoods, and Child Labor in the Cobalt Supply Chain of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Full text http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/811206xw
Date 2017
Author(s) Faber, Benjamin; Krause, Benjamin; De La Sierra, Raúl Sánchez
Abstract We conducted a set of representative large-scale surveys in artisanal mining communities of the 'copperbelt' (henceforth copper cobalt belt) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This report presents the ï¬ndings from the surveys, covering the economic wellbeing and health of households as well as the role of artisanal mining for their livelihoods. It focuses on the prevalence, forms and causes of child labor in the copper cobalt belt, and on the organization of the artisanal cobalt supply chain. The surveys were administered in 150 mining communities, sampled by random selection among the 426 we identiï¬ed in total, and contains information gathered from 2,635 households about all household members (a total of 15,023 individuals). In addition, we conducted separate surveys with 1,575 children, 88 traders and cooperatives, 75 schools and 137 community leaders.
Subject(s) Social and Behavioral Sciences
Language english
Publisher eScholarship, University of California
Type of publication article
Format application/pdf
Source Faber, Benjamin; Krause, Benjamin; & De La Sierra, Raúl Sánchez. (2017). Artisanal Mining, Livelihoods, and Child Labor in the Cobalt Supply Chain of the Democratic Republic of Congo. UC Berkeley: Center for Effective Global Action. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/811206xw
Rights public
Identifier qt811206xw
Repository Berkeley - University of California
Added to C-A: 2017-07-25;12:18:36