US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in Africa

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For the use of child labour in cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in Africa
A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labour in cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In a 3-0 decision, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in ...

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