Na Financah očitno niso nič rejvnili, da neka nevladna organizacija zaradi ignoriranja svinjskih razmer pri pridobivanju kobalta v Kongu v imenu prizadetih družin v ZDA toži tehnološke gigante, velike porabnike kobalta. Poročata Guardian in BBC (ki citira tudi Telegraph):

Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths
A landmark legal case has been launched against the world’s largest tech companies by Congolese families who say their children were killed or maimed while mining for cobalt used to power smartphones, laptops and electric cars, the Guardian can reveal.
Apple, Google, Dell, Microsoft and Tesla have been named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in Washington DC by human rights firm International Rights Advocates on behalf of 14 parents and children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The lawsuit accuses the companies of aiding and abetting in the death and serious injury of children who they claim were working in cobalt mines in their supply chain.
www.theguardian.com/...ing-deaths

Glencore said in a statement to the UK's Telegraph newspaper that it "does not purchase, process or trade any artisanally mined ore" adding that it also "does not tolerate any form of child, forced, or compulsory labour."
The BBC has sought comment from Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.
In a response to the Telegraph, Microsoft said it was committed to responsible sourcing of minerals and that it investigates any violations by its suppliers and takes action.
A spokesperson for Google told the BBC that the company was "committed to sourcing all materials ethically and eliminating child mining in global supply chains".
An Apple spokesperson said the company was "deeply committed to the responsible sourcing of materials" and "if a refiner is unable or unwilling to meet our standards, they will be removed from our supply chain. We've removed six cobalt refiners in 2019".
The BBC has also sought comment from Tesla.
www.bbc.com/news/wor...a-50812616