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[ [link removed] ]Child working in cobalt mine in the DRC

John,

15 year old Joseph* was mining for cobalt in a tunnel barely wider than
his body when it collapsed and buried him alive.

Too many children are working in deadly conditions like this, just to
produce batteries for our smartphones, laptops, and electric cars.

But we can help put an end to it.

15 families whose children were killed or severely injured in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, including Joseph’s, are now taking Apple,
Tesla, and three other tech giants to court. It’s the first ever case that
would hold these companies responsible for letting children die mining
cobalt just to keep their profits piling up.

A major brief is due in weeks, and the families’ legal team urgently needs
the funds to keep the case moving.

If the families win, it could end child cobalt mining – and send a massive
signal to billion dollar companies that they’re responsible for how their
products are made. Can you chip in now to keep the lawsuit going?



[ [link removed] ]Chip in
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The DRC has the world’s largest deposits of cobalt, an essential element
for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used by billion-dollar giants like
Apple and Tesla. Demand has skyrocketed, and mining companies in DRC are
using more and more children to meet it, paying just a dollar or two a
day.

Thousands of children have died and countless are injured every day.

The lawsuit claims that five tech giants – Apple, Alphabet (Google), Dell,
Microsoft, and Tesla – that dominate the DRC supply chain for cobalt
should be held to account for these crimes. But the companies have denied
any responsibility for what happens in the mines – all while claiming to
have “strict policies” against child labor in all aspects of their supply
chain!

Last year, a judge appointed by former President Trump dismissed the case,
agreeing with the tech giants that they are “mere purchasers” of cobalt,
but the families aren’t giving up. They’ve filed an appeal and are
planning to see the case through.

The tech giants have spared no cost in trying to shirk responsibility and
get the case thrown out. But if we help these 15 families win, it will
force the biggest tech giants to cut their ties with deadly mines and
finally bring about change to the cobalt industry in DRC – and show
corporate giants that they’re responsible for their supply chains.

John, can you give just a small amount to help save countless
more children from deadly cobalt mines?



[ [link removed] ]Chip in
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in another amount

* The name of the child miner has been changed to avoid retaliation
against his family.



  Thanks for all that you do,  
Allison and the SumOfUs team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Multinational companies are liable for human rights abuses within their
supply chains. International Rights Advocates.

[ [link removed] ]Are children ‘dying like dogs’ in effort to build better batteries?
Deseret News. 23 May 2021.

[ [link removed] ]Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining
deaths. The Guardian. 16 December 2019.

 

SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.

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