‘Like That of Slavery’: Chinese Companies Allegedly Trafficking 40,000 Children In Congo, Forcing Them to Work In Hazardous Mines

    

Nyamekye Daniel | ATLANTA BLACK STAR

Human rights advocates have accused China of exploiting thousands of Congolese children to work in cobalt mines.

📺 WATCH: Tracing the link between your phone and the next pandemic

Between just the recent story on E-waste and now this☝️...I gotta say ~ it's really not looking too good lately for the 'technology is going to save us' crowd, is it? And you may notice once again how AFRICA is at the center of the exploitation...

Viruses can jump from animals to humans mining minerals that are used to make smartphones

Justine Calma | THE VERGE

When humans cut their way through forests to dig up gold and other minerals that go into phones, computers, and other devices, they run the risk of being a catalyst for a phenomenon called “spillover.” That’s what happens when a virus makes the leap from one species to another. It’s how two-thirds of new infectious diseases, like COVID-19, emerge.