The project works to reduce child labor in the cobalt supply chain by supporting efforts to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities to combat child labor, build the enforcement capacity of government and other relevant stakeholders, and improve private sector monitoring and remediation of child labor violations in the cobalt supply chain.

The Cobalt project supports efforts to enhance implementation and enforcement of laws, policies, and action plans that address child labor and working conditions in artisanal and small-scale mining in the DRC’s cobalt supply chain. It builds capacity and reinforces efforts at the national, provincial, and local levels in the sector.

The project also works to increase transparency and monitoring of child labor and working conditions in cobalt mining supply chains, particularly in artisanal and small-scale mines. In addition, the project helps the private sector to enhance its monitoring and remediation strategies in the sector.  Further, the project supports the development of a multi-stakeholder, sector-wide child labor monitoring system, and builds the capacity of the Government and other stakeholders to implement and maintain the system.