Tracing the path from deadly hand-dug mines in Congo to consumers’ phones and laptops

Workers, including children, labor in harsh and dangerous conditions to meet the world’s soaring demand for cobalt, a mineral essential to powering electric vehicles, laptops, and smartphones, according to an investigation by The Washington Post.

Read this interactive investigation on the The Washington Post

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