a federal court rejected an attempt by private plaintiffs to hold Apple, Google, Tesla, Dell and Microsoft accountable for their dependence on child labor in the DRC's cobalt mines. Marchand ...

Three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, used in smartphones and laptops, comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This ...

After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they would adhere to international safety standards The Shabara artisanal ...

accountable over alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining operations in the DRC. In that case, 16 plaintiffs accused five companies - Tesla, Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies ...

A lithium ion battery that contains less cobalt. Cobalt is a toxic mineral that is difficult to mine, and cobalt mines are notorious for human rights abuses. Batteries with as little as 5% cobalt ...