Pact project against child and forced labour in cobalt, copper and 3T supply chains, through the implementation and enforcement of labour law in industrial and artisanal mining, focused on Haut-Katanga and Lualaba. The US Department of Labor awarded Pact a US$7 million cooperative agreement for it, announced on 27 January 2026, and Pact implements it with the Initiative des Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement Durable, the University of Lubumbashi and the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance. Its dates are not published, and everything here rests on Pact's own pages.
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Named on Pact's project page as a DRC-based implementing partner.
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Pact a $7 million cooperative agreement to eliminate labor exploitation in key mineral supply chains
implemented in partnership with the DRC-based organization Initiative des Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement Durable, University of Lubumbashi, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance.
Named on Pact's project page as an implementing partner.
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Pact a $7 million cooperative agreement to eliminate labor exploitation in key mineral supply chains
implemented in partnership with the DRC-based organization Initiative des Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement Durable, University of Lubumbashi, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance.
Pact leads the project under the US$7 million cooperative agreement the US Department of Labor awarded it, announced on 27 January 2026. Pact's pages are the only source.
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Pact a $7 million cooperative agreement to eliminate labor exploitation in key mineral supply chains
implemented in partnership with the DRC-based organization Initiative des Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement Durable, University of Lubumbashi, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance.
Named on Pact's project page as an implementing partner.
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Pact a $7 million cooperative agreement to eliminate labor exploitation in key mineral supply chains
implemented in partnership with the DRC-based organization Initiative des Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement Durable, University of Lubumbashi, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance.
US$7 million cooperative agreement awarded to Pact, as Pact announced on 27 January 2026. The Department of Labor's own release could not be read.
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Pact a $7 million cooperative agreement to eliminate labor exploitation in key mineral supply chains
implemented in partnership with the DRC-based organization Initiative des Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement Durable, University of Lubumbashi, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance.