Factsheet on Gold in the series Responsible mining, produced for the Round Table on Responsible Mining for Electronics. In this factsheet the problems around gold mining are briefly explained. Furthermore the responsibility of the companies in the supply chain for these problems is mentioned and also the role of local and international problems is discussed.
read more less
Hivos, as coordinator of the Stop Child Labour Coalition (SCL), commissioned SOMO to conduct research into the use of child labour in gold mining in Uganda. The report No Golden Future contains the results of…
Research by SOMO reveals that serious human rights violations and environmental pollution are happening in Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of cobalt mining, including water pollution and forced evictions. SOMO’s research shows that…
It is used in batteries, laptops and mobile phones: cobalt. Most cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and frequently involves gross human rights violations. Video / April 18, 2016 Cobalt from Congo:…