Watching a documentary on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Watching a documentary on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Didn't realize the strong connection between EV's, rechargeable batteries and near slavery in the Congo.
"...The Guardian has tracked the cobalt supply chain from TFM and other industrial mines through a number of refiners and battery makers to some of the world’s leading electric car manufacturers, including Tesla, VW, Volvo, Renault and Mercedes-Benz ....." (2021)
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NPR: How "modern day slavery" in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893248/red-cobalt-congo-drc-mining-siddharth-kara
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Major tech companies accused of child labour in Congolese cobalt mines
Teboho Mosebo / GICJ
"The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), albeit among the world's poorest, is home to some of the world's most valuable minerals, including cobalt. Large tech businesses need cobalt for electronic products, electric cars, and rechargeable lithium ion batteries, and over 70% of the world's cobalt mining occurs in the DRC. Unfortunately, there is a cost to mining these minerals; child labor, environmental violations, and safety hazards are commonly associated with the process."
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