Cobalt Mining

Documentaries

News Reports

• Blood cobalt: One of the poorest countries on Earth is paying a heavy price for the world’s green energy revolution – ABC News
• Blood, Sweat, and Batteries: Two-thirds of the world’s cobalt, an essential ingredient in our smartphones and electric cars, comes from one of the planet’s poorest countries. All too often it is mined by children – Fortune
• Children mining cobalt in Democratic Republic of Congo, CBS News investigation finds – CBS News
• Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret—Human Rights Abuses in Cobalt Mining – Newsweek
• Cobalt mining: Dark side of the electric car revolution – Al Jazeera
• Dirty Energy: The clean energy revolution hinges on the Democratic Republic of Congo — where conflict, corruption, and child labor are rife – CNN
• Harvard professor explains ‘heart-wrenching’ source of electric vehicle, iPhone batteries: A Harvard professor and modern slavery activist has spoken to Joe Rogan about the “appalling” truth behind the iPhone sitting in your pocket. – news.com.au
• How ‘modern-day slavery’ in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy – NPR
• ‘Like slave and master’: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars: Congolese workers describe a system of abuse, precarious employment and paltry wages – all to power the green vehicle revolution- The Guardian
• Photographing Congo’s Cobalt Empire – Fortune
• Photos: DR Congo’s faltering fight against illegal cobalt mines – Al Jazeera
• Scientists reveal the hidden costs of cobalt mining in DR Congo – Phys.org
• The cobalt pipeline: From dangerous tunnels in Congo to consumers’ mobile tech – Anchorage Daily News
• THE COBALT PIPELINE: Tracing the path from deadly hand-dug mines in Congo to consumers’ phones and laptops Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Google PlusShare via Email – Washington Post
• The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush: Cell phones and electric cars rely on the mineral, causing a boom in demand. Locals are hunting for this buried treasure—but are getting almost none of the profit – The New Yorker
• The hidden costs of cobalt mining – The Washington Post
• The EV boom is being fueled by exploited cobalt miners – The Verge
• The Real Cost of Your Phone: In the heart of Africa, miners as young as seven risk their lives searching for cobalt, a key element in smartphones and other electronics we use every day  – New York Times – Upfront
• The toll of the cobalt mining industry on health and the environment – CBS News

Child Labor

• CBS News finds children mining cobalt for batteries in the Congo – CBS News
• Child labor taints production of batteries for electric carmakers, Amnesty says – Reuters
• Child labourers as young as six dig for cobalt to power electric cars and phones – Their World
• Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in smartphones, says Amnesty – The Guardian
• Children mining cobalt in slave-like conditions as global demand for battery material surges – ABC News
• Deadly cobalt mines linked to child labor thrive in rush for EV batteries – Automotive News
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Children Slaves in Cobalt Mines – Focus On Africa

• Meet Dorsen, 8, who mines cobalt to make your smartphone work – Sky News

• The Green Push and the Cobalt Rush: Does Child Labour power your Tesla? — RTD
• The shaming images that show where our iPhones, laptops and Tesla cars REALLY come from: The truth about the Congolese mines where kids are paid $2-a-day to dig for cobalt – Daily Mail
• Shocking Truths Behind Smartphone and EV Batteries: Children Mining Cobalt – Newsweek

Big Tech

• Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths – The Guardian
• Apple And Tesla Among Tech Giants Being Sued Over The Deaths And Injuries Of Child Cobalt Miners In DRC – Forbes
• Apple, Google, Microsoft, Dell and Tesla are sued over alleged child labor in Congo – CNN Business
• Apple, Google, Microsoft, Tesla and Dell sued over cobalt mined by children in Congo for batteries – CBS News
• Are These Tech Companies Complicit In Human Rights Abuses Of Child Cobalt Miners In Congo? – Forbes
• Battery Push By Tesla And Other EV Makers Raises Child Labor Concerns – Forbes
• Cobalt mined with child labour used by Apple, Samsung, Sony & others, Amnesty International says – CBC News
• Lawsuit claims Apple, Microsoft have profited from child miners – New York Post
• Major US tech companies named in lawsuit over mining deaths of Congolese children – Computer Weekly
• Tech giants sued over child labour, deaths and injuries in cobalt mining in the DRC – LifeGate
• Tesla, Apple among firms accused of aiding child labor in Congo – Reuters
• Tesla faces claims of toxic suppliers and potential child labor – Fortune
• Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths – BBC
• US tech giants sued over DRC cobalt mine child labour deaths – Al Jazeera

Dismissal

• Federal court dismisses child labor case against major tech companies – JURIST

• USA: Washington DC court dismisses cobalt mining deaths’ case against five major technology companies – Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Short Videos

• 5 Top Cobalt-mining Companies – INN
• Cobalt: Mined By Children For Use In Your Favorite Gadgets’ Rechargeable Batteries – Mint Press News
• Cobalt Mines In The United States – The Diggings
• Electric cars: Running on child labour? – Amnesty International
• Exposed: Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries – Amnesty International
• Industry giants fail to tackle child labour allegations in cobalt battery supply chains – Amnesty International
• Is my phone powered by child labour? – Amnesty International
• Modern Slavery: The true cost of cobalt mining – Human Trafficking Search
• The high human cost of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo – Mining Review
• Top Cobalt Reserves by Country – Investing News Network

Podcast

Facts and Stats

• Cobalt mine production leading countries 2019 – Statista

Reports

• “THIS IS WHAT WE DIE FOR” HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO POWER THE GLOBAL TRADE IN COBALT – Amnesty International – PDF