In recent days, US lawmakers and international experts have warned that President Donald Trump ’s proposed ...

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In 2024, a federal appeals court refused to hold five major technology companies, including Tesla, accountable over alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining operations in the DRC.

Environ 150 000 à 200 000 mineurs artisanaux exploitent les gisements de cobalt en RDC et un million de personnes dépendent de leurs revenus. Due to the country's instability, many foreign companies ...

The mines rely extensively on human trafficking and child labor, according to human rights groups. A key dilemma is that no other country contains comparable reserves of cobalt. The DRC contains ...

The cobalt industry is infamous for its hazardous and exploitative working conditions. Artisanal miners, many of them children, toil without essential ... implementing stricter regulations, and ...

With market demand for cobalt on the rise, reviewing which countries hold economically viable cobalt reserves is ... Despite its pivotal role, the country faces pressing challenges related to child ...

This means cobalt-heavy batteries can hold more charge. While there has been a push to use ... no one knows how many women, men, and children have been killed in the Congolese operations, but the ...

“Hear, hear” cried his party leader, Ivana Bacik, removing a shoe in solidarity and holding the heel to her ... which kill thousands of innocent children in Gaza and beyond.

Activists are concerned that high-profile cobalt consumer Tesla isn't doing enough to demand that its cobalt be mined ethically without the use of child or forced labor. The EV company says it is ...

A new report highlights the social and environmental harms from cobalt mining in the DRC ... from skin diseases and worried for their children’s health. Nearly all those surveyed reported ...

By that year, cobalt demand is expected to double from current levels. Congolese men, women, and children will continue to go down the ... No. 1, it allows that battery to hold maximum energy density ...