How Child-Mined Cobalt From The Congo Powers Our Phones

[@effie1866]

This is so eye-opening and really puts into perspective that we need to activate our humanity and engineering to find a humane solution. May we see a free DRC in our lifetime❤

[@il_vendicatore]

why humane when it can be cheap?

[@SoulBrother.]

We Will never:(

[@robnavsr]

For anyone interested in learning more about this, I highly recommend reading a book called “Cobalt Red: How The Blood of The Congo Powers Our Lives” by Siddharth Kara (2023)

[@cocov629]

Your skipping over the Glencore, which was briefly shown.. which owns the biggest mine, which is a Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company..

[@darkangel2347]

It is not just the tech companies profiting here. It is also our governments too. A finished piece of tech we just love to own and use also attracts things like VAT, GST and sales taxes.

[@kathleenlovelylife3703]

If we the people really came together despite our differences in opinions we can really stop this

[@Augfordpdoggie]

but you wont

[@robmcbride2486]

This really made me think about my phone, computer, etc., and how F’d up it is that we don’t do anything to resolve this and it’s SUCH an essential part of our lives! We need to do something!

[@deeznuttes9340]

nobody will do anything unfortunately, because there's no money in helping them. Modern society collapses before these children ever see any help; that's just the sad reality of the world we live in.

[@UnrealEntity]

@@deeznuttes9340 How would you help them? taking away their jobs so that they die of hunger?

[@easyDoes1T85]

everyone will have to pay more for tech then

[@UnrealEntity]

This makes me think about those stomachs, they are poor, if they don't work they starve. So if you don't give them an alternative to what they are doing leave them alone or you would only damage them.

[@GKinslayer]

Question - what efforts are being made to make the Chinese - who per this video own the vast majority of mining - pay workers?

[@4203105]

I'm sure none of that child mined cobalt is used to desulfurize gasoline and diesel. Oh... wait...

[@mittroyhill2183]

This country should surpass England and Saudi 🇸🇦

[@Mark_Mark_Mark_Mark_Mark]

Why you showing tesla in the video they didnt make a pattern for anyone to use that lets you create a battery that uses zero cobalt? 🤔

[@deloresartis8415]

The Congos was taken over by Belgium King Leopold II in 1885 to 1920, and claimed it as his own personal property. Belgium did not take control of the Congos in 1908, that's inaccurate!

[@cocov629]

Agree... many things in this video is not accurate..

[@mr.skeleton3190]

Autistic point that largely is irrelevant. Because of the issues that arose with Belgique colonizing Congo, it was considered a better option for Leopold to personally own Congo. What difference did it make? Anyway, it seems Leopold needed more time to civilize Congo. If there ever will be enough time for that 😲

[@Foxie635]

You can have all the minerals in the world but you have to have the knowledge to use them.

[@darianclery4455]

Thank you for this the blood of the Congo book called power of the Congo thank you for this I know this

[@AndrewLambert-wi8et]

NO WESTERN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT CHILD LABOUR ANYMORE.

[@Treasuremonk]

Yep worked in Angola for years. The Chinese are all over Africa,, it’s not the evil West

[@casard5235]

Bring back rechargeable batteries, period!

[@Ryan09876]

Everybody commenting from their phones like..🧑‍🦯‍➡️👩‍🦯

[@leonkatako9021]

Some part in video are not thru others are old, they were not shooted when Kara came in DRC

[@B.B.E-u3g]

My country 😢 is somehow cursed

[@Wake-upuniverse2000]

An impossible choice ???? Must be a cultural thing or somthing that yur sad when they die but force them to work that dangerous job!what happened to parents doing wverything for there kids not the other way around what about being self suffient growi g your own veg hunting yur own food that has to be easisrr and leas dangerous

[@leonkatako9021]

There is a lot to say to correct the vodeo.

[@cocov629]

Agree.. loads of inaccuracies..

[@lilmamagc]

TESLA

[@MohammadAjazAli]

If you talk about minerals and Resources Africa is the Superpower. Pin my comment.

[@jonathan2847]

If you talk about governance and politics they are a non-power. They have the resource advantage but the human disadvantage.

[@MohammadAjazAli]

@@jonathan2847 human disadvantage?

[@kevinjenner9502]

US trained military officers have taken part in 11Coups in West Africa since 2008.

[@goodnight3379]

Oh course Arabs know that since they invaded and explotated Africans to the Europeans

[@Treasuremonk]

Let me guess? It’s Trumps fault? 😂

[@herkermerhomolka3603]

This actually makes my phone and electronics feel more badass

[@SilkEclipse]

Jesus christ. 😂

[@Misouorz]

That’s gross to say tbh these are kids

[@andrewlacerenza667]

Thank you kids, my lithium batteries are holding a great charge. Keep it up. 👍

[@teodormajewski3566]

honestly, don't care. keep scrolling

[@namedone2210]

Then bye

[@Misouorz]

Then why did you click lol

[@tellybriggs6019]

Africa is the richest nation in the world as of minerals diamonds, gold lithium, you name it and it’s the poorest wow maybe it’s the people there

[@warrensteel9954]

Surely has nothing to do with the US, China, and Russia fighting over the materials...

[@lilmamagc]

the colonizing stole everything

[@lilmamagc]

so America assisinated their leader

[@MichelleHeaden-r4k]

No, maybe it's the nations that plundered the continent of Africa

[@wildone8397]

Africa is not a nation!