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Title: Congo accuses Apple of using illegal conflict minerals in its supply chain Post by: HCK on May 01, 2024, 04:05:05 pm Congo accuses Apple of using illegal conflict minerals in its supply chain
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/iPhone-production.webp?w=1500)</div><p>The Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple (https://amsterdamandpartners.com/press-release-apple-facing-scrutiny-over-african-supply-chains-tainted-by-blood-minerals/) of using illegally exploited minerals sourced in the eastern regions, involving violence, child labor and other human rights violations. </p> <p>This allegation disagrees with Apple’s published Conflict Minerals Report (https://www.supplychainreports.apple/files/doc_downloads/2024/04/Apple-Conflict-Minerals-Report.pdf), that states it found no connection between its smelters and refiner partners, and the armed groups of the DRC, as of December 31, 2023.</p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/25/apple-illegal-congo-conflict-minerals/#more-944825" data-post-id="944825" data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="" data-layer-viewtype="unknown" class="more-link">more…[/url] Source: Congo accuses Apple of using illegal conflict minerals in its supply chain (https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/25/apple-illegal-congo-conflict-minerals/) |