Combatting Child Labor in the DR Congo’s Cobalt Industry

The project-level objective is to strengthen efforts by the Congolese government and other relevant stakeholders to address child labor in the cobalt industry of the DRC.The Project takes as final objective that of initiating substantial and structural changes in policy and practice-based approaches to combating child labour in cobalt supply chains, in the DRC. After identifying a series of targeted outcomes related to policy, implementation and monitoring processes, programs, attitudes, knowledge, skills and capacity building, and, crucially, responsible markets and supply chains, the project will map each outcome onto a specific approach to change. This means that, rather than applying a ‘one size fits all’ approach, context specific considerations will inform tailored approaches.

Project symbol

COD/22/50/USA

Admin unit

CO-Kinshasa

Start date

01/10/2018

End date

16/10/2024

Total allocation

2383235

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

2383235

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking

Country/Countries

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice
Outcome 2: Strong, representative and influential tripartite constituents and effective social dialogue