Observations/Reflections on Conflict Minerals in the DRC by Grant Edwards

Observations/Reflections on Conflict Minerals in the DRC by Grant Edwards https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe Hum V - E Block en-us 2017-04-25 15:40:56 UTC 2025-10-22 10:34:28 UTC hello@padlet.com The minerals are a huge source of profit for the Congo, but not all the money is going to the betterment of the Congo https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009745 The minerals are a huge source of profit for the Congo, but not all the money is going to the betterment of

]]> 2017-04-29 13:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009745 https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009869 What is happening in the Gv't of the congo, are they being paid off by other countries to turn their cheeks to violence in the Congo?]]> 2017-04-29 13:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009869 Being such a materialistic society, how can US citizens balance their morals with the personal greed that comes with the price of consumer goods? https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009893 2017-04-29 13:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009893 Dodd-Frank Act https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009896 Is it effective enough?https://business-humanrights.org/en/conflict-peace/conflict-minerals/implementation-of-us-dodd-frank-act-rule-on-conflict-minerals-commentaries-guidance-company-actions]]> 2017-04-29 13:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009896 https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009915 soft peaches]]> 2017-04-29 13:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009915 Child Soldiers in the DRC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009926 Exploitation of child soldiers in the DRC is rampant; many children serve as workers who mine conflict minerals (a dangerous task), or learn to fight for their group. - National Geographic]]> 2017-04-29 13:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009926 Mobutu Sese Seko https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009935 Here's the guy who exploited his own country]]> 2017-04-29 13:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009935 https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009968

]]> 2017-04-29 13:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009968 Conflict Minerals https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009974 Here's why so many countries are exploiting the Eastern Congo
http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/content/initiatives/conflict-minerals]]> 2017-04-29 13:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009974 24/7 https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009999 "Sometimes people worked 24 hours out of 24, night and day, using head-mounted lamps — on
e team working days and one doing nights. At the time there were no rules, and sometimes miners died of fatigue. There were also deaths because the pits were deep and there was flooding" ]]> 2017-04-29 13:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169009999 Cobalt Not Protected By Dodd-Frank Act https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010014 Cobalt is a huge conflict mineral in the Congo--mining is often done by children, people are paid only $2-3/day, women and children have to wash the cobalt in their own river beds (which are also used for irrigation and drinking), yet cobalt is not protected by the Dodd-Frank act.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/]]> 2017-04-29 13:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010014 https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010024
L]]> 2017-04-29 13:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010024 Lots of minerals in the Congo are used to make modern technology https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010030 VERY high demand across the world for these minerals.

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]]> 2017-04-29 13:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010030 Who Exactly Profits? https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010040 http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/01/blood-minerals-profits-conflict-drc-160118124123342.html]]> 2017-04-29 13:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010040 ~Violence~ https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010061 The region’s natural resource wealth is not the root cause of the violence, but competition over the lucrative minerals trade has become an incentive for some warring parties to continue fighting.]]> 2017-04-29 13:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010061 UN's "Aid" in the Conflict https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010076 "The United Nations sent in thousands of military peacekeepers - there are around 17,000 today (as of 2013) - but the blood continued to flow. Donor nations sank $500 million into an election in 2006" (National Geographic).]]> 2017-04-29 13:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010076 Minerals in the Congo and african countries that are involved in the conflict in the DR Congo https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010108 http://www.venkel.com/compliance/infographics/conflict-minerals-infographic]]> 2017-04-29 13:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010108 Mapa https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010109 Cheers *champagne emoji*]]> 2017-04-29 13:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010109 https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010115 Jean-Claude Muyambo, José Makila, Vital Kamerhe, Martin Fayulu, and others, the government of President Joseph Kabila should not tie the organization of legislative and presidential elections scheduled for 2016 to a prior census of the Congolese population.

]]> 2017-04-29 13:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010115 Congo Lubumbashi area said to be one of the 10 most polluted areas in the world https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010116 higher mineral concentrations in humans and native fish, leading to breathing problems, thyroid disease, birth defects
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/]]> 2017-04-29 13:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010116 Working conditions seem to be the next big improvement for the Congo, but who is bringing that change about? https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010148 "We want people and companies to be able to work in good conditions," [the current prime minister] said. "Once the environment improves, the army won't be in a position to exploit the mines."]]> 2017-04-29 13:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010148 It's taking a tax... https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010197 :( ]]> 2017-04-29 13:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010197 https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010212

]]> 2017-04-29 13:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010212 Illegal Actions https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010349 It is illegal for foreigners to run comptoirs (counters) in the Congo, but every comptoir the Post saw was run by a foreigner.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/]]> 2017-04-29 13:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169010349 UN https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169258499 July 13, 1960 was when their presence was established in Congo]]> 2017-05-01 18:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gedwards30/ObservationsReflectionsConflictMineralsDRCe/wish/169258499