Mineral Supply Chain and Conflict Links in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo : Five years of implementing supply chain due diligence / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral industries.

Mines and mineral resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This report takes stock of 5 years of implementation of national and international programmes and initiatives designed to operationalise the recommendations of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, mainly focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been prepared by the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) for the OECD.

Contents:

Background

A note on methodology

Risks under the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and IPIS mapping

Executive summary and key findings

The artisanal mining sector in Eastern DRC

Number of mines in Eastern DRC

Number of artisanal miners in eastern DRC

Trends in artisanal worker figures

Data on 3TG production and exports

Production and export data

Militarisation at mining sites in Eastern DRC

Militarisation of mining sites: overview

Interference at mine sites by Congolese public security forces

Interference at mine sites by non-state armed groups

Conflict financing and abuses at mining sites

Implementation of on-the-ground due diligence programmes

Annex 1: Artisanal mining sector in Eastern DRC

Annex 2: Militarisation at mining sites in Eastern DRC.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

92-64-86015-0