After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many ... Arlette Bashizi traveled together across southeastern Congo, visiting industrial and artisanal mines in the country ...
They accuse the companies of knowing that cobalt used in their products could be linked to child labour. DR Congo produces 60% of the world's supply of cobalt. The mineral is used to produce ...
The families are seeking damages from the companies, which they accuse of aiding British mining company Glencore in using forced child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mine the material.
Dell and Microsoft accountable for what the plaintiffs described as their dependence on child labor in Congolese cobalt mines. Minerals fuel violence Since the 1990s, Congo's mining heartlands in ...
However, in March 2024, a federal appeals court refused to hold five major technology companies, including Apple, liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining ...