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Apple Inc, Samsung Electronics Co may be using cobalt dug by children in Congo: Amnesty International

2016-01-19 19:22:59| Electronics - Topix.net

Apple is evaluating "dozens of different materials, including cobalt, in order to identify labour and environmental risks as well as opportunities for Apple to bring about effective, scalable and sustainable change," it told Amnesty. Chinese companies that buy cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo and supply mobile-phone and laptop makers such as Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.

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