Cobalt mines linked to child labor thrive in rush for EV batteries

A mining truck drives past an open pit excavation at the Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Mutanda, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg)

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Tom Wilson Jack Farchy

February 20, 2018 05:00 AM

The appetite for electric cars is driving a boom in small-scale cobalt production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some mines have been found to be dangerous and employ child labor.

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