Several tech companies named in underage labor lawsuit over Cobalt mining

[iMore.com]

Apple, Google, and Tesla have been named in a lawsuit alleging that tech companies knowingly used Cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo that was mined by children in the making of Lithium-ion batteries.

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[Spencerdl]

Yes, I saw this on the News this morning....SAD

 

[Annie_M]

Very sad, indeed.

 

[Wotchered]

So what ? big business is not an altruistic environment. Do you want to pay more for your toys ? I am sure that you could,and still,children(the renewable resource of the poor) are going to be in there somewhere.