Cobalt
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Series on Digital Colonialism: The bloody footprint of our digital devices
Families of deceased miners accuse US tech firms of profiting from child labor and horrible working conditions in cobalt mines. Series on Digital Colonialism: The bloody footprint of our digital devices Although neither smartphones nor many electric cars would work without cobalt, workers mining the precious raw material in Congo live a dangerous life. Some families of deceased workers tried to fight back, but it is hard to hold tech companies like Tesla or Apple accountable. Part 4 in our series on Digital Colonialism.