PERMASALAHAN HAM DALAM PERCEPATAN TEKNOLOGI LINGKUNGAN DI KONGO
Abstract
Percepatan Teknologi yang saat ini dilakukan oleh negara dunia pertama tersebut mengalami banyak permasalahan bagi negara dunia ketiga termasuk di Kongo yang harus mengikuti aturan internasional tersebut secara tidak langsung. Kongo sebagai pemilik sumber daya alam yang besar dalam kebutuhan percepatan teknologi transisi dari minyak bumi ke baterai tersebut mengalami eksploitasi secara berlebih dan paksa karena kebutuhan dunia yang saat ini sangat penting dalam mengatasi emisi minyak bumi. Tulisan ini diharapkan dapat menunjukkan gambaran mengenai wilayah Kongo yang mengalami penurunan kualitas lingkungan hidup masyarakat akibat adanya pembangunan teknologi dan eksploitasi sumber daya alam yang ada di wilayah negaranya karena kepentigan dunia akan kebutuhan “Green Techonology”. Keterlibatan beberapa perusahaan global dalam memanfaatkan kekayaan mineral di Kongo menyebabkan permasalahan yang serius dalam masyarakat terutama pekerja di sana. Kerugian para pekerja tambang menunjukkan angka yang tidak wajar baik dalam hal kekerasan maupun korban jiwa. Kongo perlu melakukan upaya-upaya untuk mempertahankan sumber daya alamnya serta memperbaiki sistem pekerjanya agar memberikan manfaat yang lebih banyak kepadanya dan tidak lupa kepada masyarakat umum.
Kata Kunci : Eksploitasi, Pekerja Paksa, Kongo, Green Techonology
The acceleration of technology that is currently being carried out by the first world countries is experiencing many problems for third world countries including the Congo which must follow these international rules indirectly. Congo, as the owner of large natural resources in the need to accelerate the transition from petroleum to battery technology, is being over-exploited and forced due to the world's needs which are currently very important in overcoming petroleum emissions. This paper is expected to provide an overview of the Congo region which has experienced a decline in the quality of the community's living environment due to technological development and exploitation of natural resources in its territory due to the world's interest in the need for "Green Technology". The involvement of several global companies in exploiting the mineral wealth of the Congo causes serious problems for the community, especially the workers there. The loss of mining workers shows an unreasonable number both in terms of violence and loss of life. Congo needs to make efforts to preserve its natural resources and improve its workforce system in order to provide more benefits to it and not to forget the general public.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31315/jpw.v3i1.8381
DOI (PDF): https://doi.org/10.31315/jpw.v3i1.8381.g5079
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