Orlando Bloom: DRC's Children - Recruited To Fight, Killed, and Raped - Need Violence To Stop Now

[estelle]

The UN decided to pull peacekeeping troops out of The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Phase 1 of the departure of the UN-DRC peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, was completed on June 25, 2024. This plan was executed even though the conditions in the country are dire. Phase 2 ha now been paused but the departure is expected to be completed at

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[millysdaughter]

I don't know how to solve this problem- I try to "not buy" stuff from China because of their mistreatment of people and the environment. Looks like the DRC is just as bad....

[estelle]

There are not a lot of mass-produced goods you can buy straight from the DRC. But mining there is firmly in the hands of Chinese companies which profit off their exploitation. So I think it is the same thing.
I do not go as far as you (not buying Chinese products) because I am not opposed to China having a profitable industry. But I wish profit off of DRC natural resources went to the ordinary people of the DRC.

[estelle]

I thought about this some more and I can not think of a way to discern which Chinese products were produced responsibly and which were produced under conditions which exploit the Chinese population and pollute our environment.