HAWEI הסינית נתפסה מעסיקה ילדות בנות 12 בעבדות במפעלים בסין נוקיה נתפסה מעסיקה ילדים בני 8 במכרות בקונגו

המותג הסיני HAWAEI נתפס על ידי הטלוויזיה הצרפתית בתחקיר שפורסם לאחרונה ולפני כן כבר ב 2015 כמעסיקה ילדות בנות 12 בעבדות במפעליה
הילדות עבדו 12 שעות בלילה במפעלים בהרכבת מסכים לפלאפונים
הילדות היו בנות 12 13 14
בסין אסור להעסיק ילדות שהם פחות מגיל 16
למרות זאת הקבלן המשנה של החברה הסינית בסין LCE העסיק ילדים בעבדות
הילדים בני 12 עד 16

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לנוקיה יש מפעלים שלה שבהם היא מיצרת את החלקים לפלפאונים שלה בעצמה
נוקיה רכשה חומר גלם בשם טנטן שבו השתמשה בפלאפונים שלה
את החומר גלם היא קנתה ממכרות בקונגו
COLTAN עוולה 600 יורו ל 40 קילו
במכרה אין חוזה עבודה ואין כלום וילדים עובדים במכרות
המכרות נמצאים 30 מטר מתחת לאדמה
בכל חודש מתים 200 כורים בממוצע כאשר האדמה נופלת עלהם והם נקברים בחיים
לא מצליחים אפילו להוציא את אלה שמתו ונקברו שם
המכרות נמצאים ברוביה קונגו.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltan_mining_and_ethics

Coltan is a metallic ore from which the very similar elements niobium, also known as columbium, and tantalum are extracted. Coltan mining specifically in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been associated with human rights violations.

HAWAEI הסינית נתפסה מעסיקה ילדות בנות 12 בעבדות במפעלים שלה
Saison 3 Episode 2 : Les secrets inavouables de nos téléphones portables

Pour cette deuxième émission de la rentrée, zoom sur le marché des téléphones portables. Pendant un an, l'équipe a enquêté sur les conditions de fabrication de cet appareil du quotidien, produit de très grande consommation puisqu'un Français consulte en moyenne 150 fois par jour son portable. 1,8 milliard d'exemplaires sont vendus à travers le monde chaque année. Ce marché rapporte des sommes gigantesques aux entreprises du secteur, devenus des empires économiques. En Chine, un journaliste a filmé en caméra cachée les conditions de travail des salariés d'un des plus gros sous-traitants de l'industrie du mobile, pour la plupart des enfants. En République démocratique du Congo, rencontre avec ceux qui extraient le tantal - minerai qui entre dans la composition des téléphones - parfois pour le compte des rebelles armés.


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סמסונג חשודה בהעסקת פולעים ילדים בסין ובמדינות אחרות בעולם באמצעות קבלני משנה שלה שאותם קבלנים העביקו
סמסונג כמובן הכחישה את הדברים אבל לא פעלה נגד הקבלנים האלה

Mining Coltan in the DRC
This video filmed at the Fungamwaka mine in the DRC reveals the working conditions of artisanal miners who extract the minerals that enter many daily life products such as laptops, smartphones and other electronic devices. The Fungamwaka mine is an example of a "clean mine", where no rebel groups are present to illegally tax the miners, and child labor is banned. In a sector too often dominated by exploitations and human rights violations, this example demonstrates how the sector could be cleaned up under effective regulation. The costs of doing so cannot simply be passed on mine workers who are struggling to make a decent living, but should be covered by the companies sourcing these minerals along the full supply chain.

This video filmed at the Fungamwaka mine in the DRC reveals the working conditions of artisanal miners who extract the minerals that enter many daily life products such as laptops, smartphones and other electronic devices. The Fungamwaka mine is an example of a "clean mine", where no rebel groups are present to illegally tax the miners, and child labor is banned. In a sector too often dominated by exploitations and human rights violations, this example demonstrates how the sector could be cleaned up under effective regulation. The costs of doing so cannot simply be passed on mine workers who are struggling to make a decent living, but should be covered by the companies sourcing these minerals along the full supply chain.

Congo, My Precious. The Curse of the coltan mines in Congo


The Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries. A wide range of rare minerals can be found here in abundance, all commanding high prices in world commodity markets. Diamonds for jewellery, tantalum, tungsten and gold for electronics; uranium used in power generation and weaponry and many others. Congo has copious deposits of raw materials that are in high demand internationally but remains one of the poorest countries in the world.

From colonisation, with the horrors of slavery and other atrocities, to a turbulent and equally brutal present in which militant groups control the mines, Congo’s richness in natural resources has brought nothing but misery. Referred to as “conflict minerals”, these riches leave only a trail of death, destruction and poverty.

Under Belgian rule, Congolese labourers were often required to meet quotas when mining different minerals. Failure could mean punishment by having a hand cut off with a machete. The country gained independence in 1960, but that didn’t put a stop to slave and child labour or to crimes being committed to extract and exploit the minerals. Warring militant fractions from inside the country and beyond seized control of mines for their own benefit while terrorising local populations.

For our translator, Bernard Kalume Buleri, his country’s history of turmoil is very personal; like most Congolese people, he and his family fell victim to the unending mineral based power struggle. Born in the year of his country’s independence, he has lived through war and seen his homeland torn apart by violent looting and greed. His story is a damning testament, illustrating how nature’s bounty, instead of being a blessing, becomes a deadly curse.

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The Ethical Cost of Coltan Mining

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The Ethical Cost of Coltan Mining

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Your Smartphone Is Powered by Child Labor at Cobalt Mines in Africa. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused several tech and auto industry giants of turning a blind eye to child labor. In a damning report released on Tuesday, the organization found that major brands, including Apple, Samsung, Sony, and Volkswagen, were allowing cobalt mined by children into their products. Cobalt — a metallic element that is found mostly in minerals — is a key component in the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that power electronic devices such as laptops, smartphones, and electric cars.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in central Africa, is the world's top cobalt producer, accounting for more than half of the planet's supply. According to the DRC's government, 20 percent of the cobalt exported by country is extracted from mines in the southern province of Katanga.

Much of the cobalt mined in the region is sold to Congo Dongfang Mining International (CDM), a company owned by Chinese mineral company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Company Ltd (Huayou Cobalt), which the Amnesty report describes as one of the world's leading manufacturers of cobalt products.

According to Amnesty, the components produced by Huayou Cobalt are then sold on to battery manufacturers in China and South Korea, who, in turn, supply some of the world's top electronics companies.

A 2014 report by children's rights agency UNICEF found that approximately 40,000 children worked in mines in southern DRC, and that many of them were involved in the mining of cobalt. 'There is lots of dust, it is very easy to catch colds, and we hurt all over.'

Amnesty said its report was researched jointly with DRC-based NGO African Resources Watch (Afrewatch). The report is based on interviews of miners working at four sites in the DRC. As part of their investigation, researchers spoke to 17 children, ages 9 to 17. One child said he started working at the mine when he was 7.

Most of the children interviewed by Amnesty worked above ground, collecting ore and sorting through rocks, which they then washed in streams and lakes around the mines.

The children described working gruelling, 12-hour shifts in the extreme heat or in the rain, often for no more than 1,000 to 2,000 Congolese Francs ($1-$2) per day. Some of them explained that their school day was bookended with shifts at the mine, and that they also worked weekends and during the holidays.

Paul, 14, told researchers he also worked underground in the mines, often spending up to 24 hours at a time in unsafe tunnels. "I arrived in the morning and would leave the following morning," he said.

Researchers found that the vast majority of workers in the DRC's mines handle cobalt without wearing any protective gear, such as gloves or facemasks, despite the known dangers of chronic exposure to cobalt dust.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that extended exposure to cobalt dust can result in "respiratory sensitization, asthma, shortness of breath," as well as dermatitis and a serious condition known as "hard metal lung disease."

Amnesty said the children they interviewed complained of frequent illness. "There is lots of dust, it is very easy to catch colds, and we hurt all over," Dany, a 15-year-old miner, told the watchdog.

Amnesty also found that many of the underage miners were malnourished and subjected to "physical abuse, sexual exploitation and violence." Many of the children endured regular beatings at the hands of security guards, who also extorted them for a cut of their earnings.

"They asked for money, but we didn't have any... They grabbed my friend and pushed her into a tank containing diesel oil," said Mathy, who told researchers she was 12 at the time of the incident.

In a response published as an annex to the report, Apple said that underage labor was "never tolerated in our supply chain and we are proud to have led the industry in pioneering new safeguards." The company said that it was "actively looking for any violations."

Microsoft said that it did not "tolerate the use of child, involuntary or forced labor" in its supply chain, but added that it was "unable to say with absolute assurance" whether cobalt in its products could be traced back to ore in the Katanga region.

Samsung SDI noted that "up until now, there has been no case of child labor violations reported or detected from Samsung's SDI's plants or suppliers." But like Microsoft, the Korean company also said that it could not determine whether its cobalt supplies originated in Katanga.
Your Smartphone Was Made By Child Slave Labor - Congo Cobalt Mines

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