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February 17, 2017

Church leaders hope Trump does not repeal conflict-minerals provisions

A Congolese mine worker carries gold rich earth out of a pit for water processing in 2009 in Chudja. Church leaders say telling companies they no longer have to disclose whether their firms use "conflict minerals" would be a bad move.

OXFORD, England – Church leaders and organizations in Africa, Europe and the United States said it would be disastrous if U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order telling companies they no longer had to disclose whether their firms use "conflict minerals" from Congo.

Published in International