How Apple Profits From A System That Abuses Children — And Why It’s So Hard To Stop

[Charlie Echo]

 

A new report from Amnesty International suggests that companies including Apple, Samsung and Sony are profiting from child labor in Africa — and no one should be surprised.

It’s been public knowledge for years that electronics are stuffed with minerals that come from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a war-torn place rich in must-have materials that are rarely found elsewhere. Less well-known, however, is how these sometimes blood-soaked metals move from the DRC into the supply chains of some of the world’s richest and most powerful tech companies. While these companies carry considerable influence and are aware of the controversy surrounding their supply chains, a number of complicating factors make it difficult — if not impossible — for them to solve the problem of child labor.  ......

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cobalt-batteries-child-labor_us_569e5121e4b0cd99679b510c

 

This is why all the bleeding heart liberals want to save the planet by buying a battery powered car... but never mind the children.  hypocrites.

[Muleslayer]

1 hour ago, Charlie Echo said:

hypocrites

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