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Title: Child Laborers Mine for Cobalt Used in Tech Gadgets Post by: HCK on January 21, 2016, 03:00:19 am Child Laborers Mine for Cobalt Used in Tech Gadgets
Amnesty International and African Resources Watch on Tuesday issued a report alleging that the supply chains of major electronics companies -- including Apple, Sony and Samsung -- included cobalt mined by child laborers in Africa. The companies have failed to make basic checks to halt the practice, the report claims. The report traces the harvesting and sale of cobalt in the poverty-stricken DRC. Source: Child Laborers Mine for Cobalt Used in Tech Gadgets (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83003.html?rss=1) |