369ONE SheChildren and Slaves are Mining our Critical Metals (and Not Just Cobalt).
If you’ve heard anything about the dark side of the shift to renewable energy and digital techyou’ve probably heard about the children working in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).But it turns out there are many other places where children, as well as enslaved adults, are producing the metals that go into our electric cars and cell phones.
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/12/children-and-slaves-are-mining-our-critical-metals-and-not-just-cobalt/ #cobalt #childlabour
If you’ve heard anything about the dark side of the shift to renewable energy and digital techyou’ve probably heard about the children working in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).But it turns out there are many other places where children, as well as enslaved adults, are producing the metals that go into our electric cars and cell phones.
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/12/children-and-slaves-are-mining-our-critical-metals-and-not-just-cobalt/ #cobalt #childlabour
