Implementation of Social Responsibility of Mining Companies: Challenges and Prospects

The implementation of CSR in the mining sector in the DRC is a crucial issue, given the importance of this sector for the national economy and the social and environmental impacts it generates. Although laws exist, their enforcement is often insufficient, hampering CSR initiatives. In the context of this research, it was found that CSR can be understood as an individual right for each member of the community and a collective right for the entire member of the community. Analyzing the law, CSR is a legal obligation but is voluntary, the possible recourse mechanisms are only administrative but for the judicial mechanisms there are still challenges. This is why it was proposed that first of all to designate those who must be considered as representatives of the local community to avoid any confusion and that the latter can have the possibility of seizing the judicial authorities for request either complete execution of the specifications, or terminate the contract given that CSR is a real contract and which must have the same effects of the contract.