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Dorothee Baumann-Pauly

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Adjunct Professor and Director of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights, Université de Genève

Garment factory at the Hawassa Industrial Park in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia. Photo by EYERUSALEM JIREGNA/AFP via Getty Images

January 20, 2021

Ethnic conflict could unravel Ethiopia’s valuable garment industry

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly, Université de Genève

The new conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region could be the tipping point for foreign investors in the garment industry.

A “creuseur,” or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

November 25, 2020

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly, Université de Genève and Serra Cremer Iyi, Université de Genève

Companies can’t verify that their source didn’t involve artisanal mining. A discussion over responsible sourcing strategies and practices is needed.

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