Apple and Samsung accused of relying on child labor for lithium batteries

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Apple and Samsung accused of relying on child labor for lithium batteries

<p>Amnesty International has accused Apple, Samsung, Sony and other smartphone makers of not making basic checks which would have prevented their using batteries made with minerals mined by children. In a report focused on cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children as young as seven were found working in unsafe conditions. Cobalt […]</p><p>(via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cultofmac.com">Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens[/url])</p><br clear='all'/>

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