Eurasian Resources takes action to support elimination of child labour in DRC Children in the DRC. (Reference image by Steve Evans, Flickr). Eurasian Resources announced that it has submitted an Action Pledge to strengthen its commitment to eliminate child labour in the cobalt mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where Unicef has estimated that close to 40,000 children are engaged in mining activities. The Action Pledge is administered by the International Labour Organisation and the Alliance 8.7. The mechanism aims to accelerate efforts to eradicate child labour worldwide in support of the UN’s designation of 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.