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The hidden exploitation behind clean energy's cobalt demand
Activists are raising awareness about the exploitation of Black workers and resources in the Congo, driven by the demand for cobalt used in clean energy technologies.Adam Mahoney reports for Capital B.EHN Curators (EHN)
The #bbc on the podcast The Documentary had this topic about the #purfume industry
https://mastodon.social/@6G/112521808128445779
The Other Americans: Child Labor, the Backbone of the Guatemalan Economy
The practice of paying children low wages for physically demanding work benefits the economic elite while forcing those in poverty to attempt to migrate to the United States.Jeff Abbott (Progressive.org)
Children sweat for perfume and chocolate
At least 10 percent of the world's children are forced to work. The results of their work range from perfume to chocolate.LUKI AULIA (Harian Kompas)
Republicans are the worst, but let's not let Democrats off the hook. They knew children leaving HHS custody were being put to work instead of going to school.
Take another example: Sholom Rubashkin - guy who exploited child labor in his meat packing plants - is a close friend of Nancy Pelosi.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/politics/kushner-rubashkin-trump-clemency/index.html