Very good that CNN pays attention to this problem. The cobalt here is also used a lot for smartphones and laptops.https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/ …
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Child labour is not limited to cobalt mining, it exist wherever there is artisanal mining. The solution is to gradually phase out artisanal mining in Africa.
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Some countries like Nigeria have in recent times focused it's solid mineral development policies on artisanal mining. With such policy focus, child labour will continue to grow in a proportional relationship with artisanal mining.
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Companies utilising solid mineral from Africa must insist on a base tag (a mining corp tag) when buying products. This base tag should reduce artisanal mines/child labour.
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The absence of tags on commodities from Africa is what enabled conflict diamonds, illicit trades in crude oil, etc. The world must battle the grey markets particularly in Asia where these illicit products are mostly sold.
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@camanpour , please focus on what is happening in English Cameroon. Those people are humans and deserve to be heard too. Thank you -
Media is still very heavily controlled by the LA regime but a freelancer on grand can provide some tips outside the armature videos we have been seeing.
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Modern slavery is a dirty business where companies walk a thin line. Cobalt is one such mineral that must be carefully approached because of it's link to child labor.https://cnn.it/2w0hvJP
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How much did the auto industry pay to have this spoken about? No excuse for unfair labor but let us not distract the viewers from what must be done.
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The more research on companies reveals their dark secrets and the worst of all in collusion with a government that also receives its profit.
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