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Congo-Kinshasa: Electric Car Demand Fuelling Rise in Child Labour - Campaigners
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2 November 2018
Demand for electric vehicles is fuelling a rise in child labour in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, experts said this week, urging companies to take action as the… Read more »
Electric Car Demand Fuelling Rise in Child Labour in DR Congo
Cobalt is a key component in batteries for electric cars, phones and laptops, and DRC provides more than half of the global supply. But here's the problem, tens of thousands of children as young as six dig for the toxic substance in artisanal mines in the country's southeast, without protective clothing, rights groups say.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Is Your Phone Tainted By the Misery of the 35 000 Children in Congo's Mines?
Bhekisisa, 29 October 2018
Our computers and phones keep us connected but a key ingredient in them keeps children as young as six locked in a vicious cycle for about R26 a day. Read more »
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The phone you're using or the electric car you're driving could be linked to child labour, says Amnesty International. Read more »
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Companies have started using blockchain technology to track the supply chain minerals to ensure those from conflit-hit Democratic Republic of Congo are blocked. Read more »
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Corruption and mismanagement of revenue agencies is preventing over a fifth of mining proceeds from reaching the national treasury lobby group, Global Witness says. Read more »
