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60% of the world’s cobalt - which is used in EV batteries - comes from DR Congo, but how are carmakers safeguarding workers’ rights? Should more be done to safeguard workers’ conditions in the cobalt mining industry?
LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group –– Automakers have been among the first to seek ethical supplies of cobalt and now are going as far as to claim they will by only buy from producers who offering proven responsible sources. BMW, among others, are leading the charge... USA News Group News Commentary
60 percent of the world's cobalt supplies are mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The precious metal is used in a wide range of products and machines, including rechargeable batteries and e-cars. But large mining companies are driving out the population of entire villages. And then there are the dangerous illegal mines where it's often children who toil away in the tunnels.
