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A male labor shortage in Mexico has opened the door for more women to join the country’s mining industry. Despite widespread superstitions deterring women from entering mining, one industry official says their inclusion has been a total success.
The acute crisis of sexual violence in eastern Congo is being tied to illegal mining interests in the region, which help finance the warring and competing factions that are perpetrating a worsening rape epidemic.
Military operations and rebel reprisals in eastern Congo — plus corporate mineral interests — have fueled a surge in sexual violence since January this year. Activists are pushing to hold rapists and companies accountable.