Union citizens and civil society actors have raised awareness with respect to Union economic operators not being held accountable for their potential connection to the illicit extraction of and trade in minerals from conflict areas.
Tá saoránaigh den Aontas agus gníomhaithe sa tsochaí shibhialta tar éis feasacht a ardú i leith oibreoirí eacnamaíocha san Aontas as gan a bheith tugtha chun cuntais as baint a bheith acu, b'fhéidir, le heastóscadh agus trádáil aindleathach mianraí ó limistéir ina bhfuil coinbhleacht.