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Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in smartphones, says Amnesty
A cobalt mine between Lubumbashi and Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph: Federico Scoppa/AFP/Getty Images Children as young …
THE COBALT PIPELINE Tracing the path from deadly hand-dug mines in Congo to consumers’ phones and laptops
The sun was rising over one of the richest mineral deposits on Earth, in one of the poorest countries, as …
Apple cracks down further on cobalt supplier in Congo as child labor persists
Apple said it has temporarily stopped buying cobalt mined by hand in Congo while it continues to deal with problems …
Meet Dorsen, 8, who mines cobalt to make your smartphone work
The mineral is an essential component of batteries for smartphones and laptops, making billions for multinationals such as Apple and …
The High Human Cost of Cobalt Mining
From its use as a coloring pigment in ceramics in Ancient Egypt, to its discovery as a key ingredient in much of …
‘Worst fashion wage theft’: workers go hungry as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay minimum wage
A jean factory in Ballari, Karnataka. One garment worker said she only earned about half of what she needed to …
The Facts Of, The Myths About, And The Solutions For Child Trafficking
The prosecution rested its case last week in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the New York socialite and alleged accomplice of …
Briefing Paper on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Turkey
Turkey ranked 18th out of 60 countries scored in the Out of the Shadows Index on the country’s response to …
Turkey: A report on the scale, scope and context of the sexual exploitation of children
Domestic instability, the influx of millions of refugees and Turkey’s geographic position have resulted in Turkish children and foreign refugee …
Iraq: A report on the scale, scope and context of the sexual exploitation of children
Iraq has a total population of more than 37 million, of which 47% are children. Years of conflict, including insurgency …