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Cobalt mining and the corporate outsourcing of responsibility in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Extractive Industries and Society ( IF 3.808 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-17 , DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2021.02.004
Filipe Calvão , Catherine Erica Alexina Mcdonald , Matthieu Bolay

The consumption of cobalt has tripled globally over the last decade, largely driven by rising demand for electronics and electric-battery vehicles. This fast-growing market has pressured multinational mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's largest supplier of cobalt, to formalize artisanal mining under the banner of responsible sourcing. Based on field research in the cobalt-rich Province of Lualaba, survey data and interviews with relevant actors, this article examines the integration of artisanal miners in corporate-led formalization projects. First, we suggest that the reliance on wageless artisanal workers in large-scale industrial operations holds important lessons for understanding the unintended effects of mining formalization. Second, the flexible recruitment of artisanal workers by mining companies represents an emergent trend of corporate outsourcing of responsibility.



中文翻译:

刚果民主共和国的钴矿开采和企业责任外包

在过去十年中,全球钴的消费量增加了两倍,这主要是由于对电子产品和电动电池汽车的需求不断增长。这个快速增长的市场迫使在全球最大的钴供应商刚果民主共和国运营的跨国矿业公司在负责任采购的旗帜下将手工采矿正规化。基于在钴资源丰富的卢阿拉巴省的实地研究、调查数据和对相关参与者的采访,本文研究了手工采矿者在企业主导的正规化项目中的整合。首先,我们认为大规模工业运营中对无薪手工业者的依赖为理解采矿正规化的意外影响提供了重要的经验教训。第二,

更新日期:2021-02-17
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