Tonghou's Flourishing Africa: The Batteries in Your Cell Phones: See Where They Come From

Friday, September 30, 2016

The Batteries in Your Cell Phones: See Where They Come From

An excellent report from The Washington Post.

KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - JUNE 7 A boy carries a bag used to transport cobalt laden dirt and rock at Musompo, a mineral market outside Kolwezi on June 7, 2016. Cobalt is used in batteries for electronic cars and mobile phones and the DRC has roughly 65 percent of the world's supply. A Post investigation found that child labor and unsafe working conditions are part of the cobalt mining process. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)

A boy carries a bag used to transport cobalt-laden dirt and rock at the Musompo market (The Washington Post)

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