Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Child Labor Used to Make Smartphone Batteries: Report


Major tech companies including Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and Sony aren't doing enough to make sure the cobalt in their products weren't mined by child laborers, according to a new report from Amnesty International.

"Millions of people enjoy the benefits of new technologies but rarely ask how they are made," Mark Dummett, business and human rights researcher at Amnesty International, said in a statement. "It is high time the big brands took some responsibility for the mining of the raw materials that make their lucrative products." 

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Source: NBC News

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