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International Rights Advocates, Inc. filed an injunctive relief and damages class-action lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft, Dell, and Tesla in December 2019. [1] The plaintiff was representing fourteen Congolese parents and children seeking relief and damage fees for these companies aiding and abetting the use of young children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cobalt mining industry. [2]
While corruption due to weak governance is an issue, companies contributing to the economic pressure and facilitating government corruption are underlying factors. These companies include well-known brands such as Apple, Google, and Samsung, which profit from the relatively lower prices associated with corruption and illicit trade.
The Republic of Congo gained independence from French Equatorial Africa in 1960. It was a one-party Marxist–Leninist state from 1969 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 civil war and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
A desperate search for survival – women and children as young as nine years old spend hours each day digging at a cobalt mine in Kolwezi City in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the human rights record has remained considerably poor [when?], and serious abuses have been committed. Unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, rape, and arbitrary arrest and detention by security forces increased during the year, and the transitional government took few actions to punish harsh people.
Central Bank of the Congo: Financials Banks Kinshasa: 1997 Central bank P A Cohydro: Oil & gas Integrated oil & gas Kinshasa: 1999 Petrochemical distribution S A Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation: Consumer services Airlines Kinshasa: 1991 Regional airline P A Congo Airlines: Consumer services Airlines Kinshasa? Airline, defunct 1994 P D Congo Express
The following list of Arkansas companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Arkansas. Companies based in Arkansas. A. ABF Freight ...
Pages in category "Lists of companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .