In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children as young as 10 climb into holes barely wider than their bodies. They spend hours there, digging out tiny chunks of cobalt to be used in cell phone batteries. All for $2 a day.
Dozens have died or suffered catastrophic injuries but Apple, Google, and other tech giants just say it’s not their problem.
The families of these children say otherwise and are suing Big Tech for damages. But these billion-dollar companies have the most expensive lawyers working around the clock to get the case dismissed.
We’ve already started to help them fight this case -- can you chip in and help make sure not one more child dies for an iPhone?
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Microsoft, Apple, Google, and more say they aren't responsible for child labor in DRC
Windows Central . 27 August 2020.
Windows Central . 27 August 2020.
Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths
The Guardian. 16 December 2019.
The Guardian. 16 December 2019.