Apple, Google, Tesla, Microsoft and Dell are accused of exploiting child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7797489/Apple-Google-Tesla-Microsoft-sued-aiding-abetting-child-mining-Congo.html
Published: Dec 17, 2019
Author: staff
Post Date: 2019-12-17 07:50:42 by Horse
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by African families whose kids have been 'maimed or killed' mining cobalt to be used in lithium batteries.

The lawsuit was filed in Washington DC on Sunday on behalf of five children who were killed and 11 who were injured working in the mines.

They were all aged between 13 and 17 when the incidents occurred.

The lawsuit alleges that the US tech giants know and 'have known for a significant' amount of time that child workers are used in the 'dangerous' mines where the cobalt that ends up in their products is used.

Cobalt is an essential part of lithium batteries which are used in almost all of the companies' products.

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#1: Lod    To: Horse (#0)

So the DRC doesn't have child labor laws? If they don't care, why should the tech companies?

See for example, Cecil Rhodes and blood diamonds. Life is cheap on the dark continent.

Lod posted on 2019-12-17 09:46:38   Reply   Private Reply